French Filled Macaroons
- 1 cup whole blanched almond (or slivered)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 1 dash salt
- 12 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup shredded coconut, finely chopped
- lemon curd
- raspberry jam
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a food processor, combine blanched almonds and 1 cup of the powdered sugar.
- Cover and process until very finely ground.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine egg whites, salt, and vanilla.
- Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form (tips curl).
- Gradually add the remaining 1 cup powdered sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high speed just until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).
- Sprinkle about one-fourth of the almond mixture over the egg mixture; fold in with a large spatula.
- Continue sprinkling and folding in almond mixture, one-fourth at a time, until the two mixtures are combined.
- Transfer macaroon mixture to a large pastry bag fitted with a large round tip (about 1/2-inch).
- Pipe half the macaroon mixture into 1-inch circles on prepared cookie sheets.
- Pipe remaining half of the macaroon mixture into 1-inch mounds on prepared cookie sheets.
- Sprinkle tops of mounds with finely chopped shredded coconut.
- Bake in a preheated oven about 10 minutes or just until set (cookies shouldn't crack).
- Cool cookies completely on cookie sheets on wire racks.
- Peel cookies from parchment paper.
- Spread about 1/2 teaspoon lemon curd on the top of each of one-half of the rounds.
- Spread about 1/2 teaspoon raspberry jam on the top of each of remaining rounds.
- Top with cookie mounds, flat sides down.
- Makes about 46 sandwich cookies.
- To Store: Layer unfilled cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover.
- Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- To serve, thaw cookies if frozen.
- Fill as directed in prior step.
blanched almond, powdered sugar, egg whites, salt, vanilla, shredded coconut, lemon curd, raspberry jam
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/french-filled-macaroons-403762 (may not work)