Chocolate Macaroons With Chocolate Filling

  1. To make the chocolate filling, Bring milk and butter to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth. Transfer to small bowl. Cool. Cover and refrigerate until thick and cold, at least 1 day and up to 3 days.
  2. To make the macaroons:
  3. 1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Blend powdered sugar and almonds in processor until nuts are ground to powder, scraping sides of bowl often, about 8 minutes. Grinding nuts with the powdered sugar keeps the mixture from becoming an oily paste
  4. 2. Add cocoa and blend 1 minute more. Using an electric mixer beat egg whites in large bowl until stiff and not dry. Fold the almond-cocoa mixture into the beaten egg whites in 4 additions, making thick and sticky batter.
  5. 3. Spoon half of batter into pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch plain round tip. Pipe walnut-size mounds of batter onto each prepared sheet in 12 walnut-size mounds, spacing mounds apart (cookies will spread slightly).
  6. 4. Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until firm to touch in center and dry and cracked on top, about 11 minutes. Slide parchment with cookies onto work surface; cool cookies. Repeat with remaining batter, cooling sheets completely and lining with clean parchment for each batch.
  7. 5. Arrange 1 macaroon, flat side up, on work surface. Drop 1 scant tablespoon filling onto cookie. Top with second macaroon, flat side down. Press lightly to adhere, to make a sandwich. Repeat with remaining macaroons and filling.
  8. Allow the macaroons to sit on the counter for an hour or so to allow the chocolate filling to soften some, so it is easier to spread.
  9. Arrange macaroons on platter. Cover; chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Serve cold.

chocolate filling, milk, unsalted butter, bittersweet, berger, macaroons, powdered sugar, whole blanched almonds, cocoa, egg whites

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-macaroons-with-chocolate-filling-1218892 (may not work)

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