A melt in your mouth almond macaroon covered in pine nuts.
Yields
approximately 60 cookies
Ingredients
1 lb. almond paste
1 cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon pure vanilla
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
3 large egg whites
pine nuts
powered sugar
Nutritional information
No nutrition information available
Instructions
In a Cuisinart stand mixer cream together the almond paste and sugar. Add the vanilla, cinnamon and cream. Add the egg whites one at a time beating well after each addition. Once all ingredients are mixed and creamed, put the mixer on medium/high and beat for approximately 3 - 4 minutes. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and using a cookie scoop (small size approximately 1¼ teaspoon)
Drop the batter onto the sheets approximately 1 inch apart. Stud each macaroon with pine nuts so the top is covered with nuts. Sprinkle the studded cookies with powered sugar and bake in a 300 degree oven 25 - 30 minutes until pale golden. With the cookies still on the parchment paper slide the parchment sheet onto a cooling rack. Allow cookies to completely cool and peel each cookie off the paper. Enjoy!