Amaretti Fini Almond Macaroon Crisps Recipes

AMARETTI (ITALIAN MACARON COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325° F. Line baking pan with parchment paper.
• In a stand mixer or food processor, blend the almond paste, sugar, and salt until crumbly.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until very frothy. (Don't beat long enough to form peaks.)
• Gradually add almond extract, bitter almond oil, and beaten egg whites to the almond paste mixture.
• Using a small scoop, form cookies and place on prepared baking sheet.
• Sprinkle cookies lightly with confectioners' sugar and sliced almonds.
• Using three fingers, press indentations into the center of each cookie. (This keeps them from puffing up too much during baking.)
• Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, until the very edges are just turning golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

AMARETTI FINI (ALMOND MACAROON CRISPS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper or foil; set aside. In large bowl, mix almonds and sugar; stir to mix well. In another bowl, whisk together egg whites and almond extract til soft peaks form. add egg whites to almond mixture. Stir to form a soft batter. With a teaspoon, spoon batter onto baking sheet, spacing cookies apart, about 12 cookies per sheet. Bake in center of oven about 15 minutes or til lightly browned. Remove form oven and transfer parchment sheets to cooling racks til cookies begin to firm up, about 3 to 4 minutes. With sharp knife, lift cookies form parchment and transfer to racks to cool completely. Makes about 36 cookies.

AMARETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a food processor, grind the almonds into a fine meal. Add the sugar and continue to process for another 15 seconds. Finally, add egg whites and almond extract, continue to process until a smooth dough forms around the blade.
• Using a teaspoon, place well rounded spoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets. Cookies should be at least 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Cookies should be golden. Allow cookies to cool completely on the paper before removing. Store in a dry place.

AMARETTI CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Process almonds and confectioners' sugar in a food processor until ground to a fine powder. Transfer to a bowl.
• Put egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into almond mixture; fold in almond extract.
• Transfer mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain round tip (such as Ateco #806). Pipe twenty 2-inch rings onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 1 inch apart. Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 25 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment to wire racks; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.

AMARETTI CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast in oven until lightly browned and fragrant, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool.
• Combine almonds and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, and grind to a fine powder. Transfer to a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into almond mixture; fold in almond extract.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer almond mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip. Pipe twenty 2-inch rings onto prepared sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven, and immediately transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.