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Chocolate Almond Macaroons

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs. almond paste broken into small pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 cups sliced almonds

Instructions

  1. With electric mixer, combine almond paste, sugar, confectioner's sugar, cocoa and egg whites.  Mix on low speed until blended, then mix for 2 minutes on medium speed.  Dough will be sticky.
  2. Roll dough into 1" balls. (Moistening your palms with water helps to keep the dough from sticking to your hands.  Or...just use a small cookie scoop).  Roll the cookies in a bowl of sliced almonds and place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.  Slightly flatten the tops of the cookies.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes.  Leaving the cookies on the parchment paper, cool completely on rack.  Remove with spatula.

Recipe Notes

Yield: about 60 cookies