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Servings: 20 pc.

Coffee Macaroons

Delicious, crispy macaroons with coffee and almond flour. The coffee flavor is in no way overpowering, so you don't need to be a coffee drinker to enjoy these cookies.
Author: Katrine Louise Fisker
Course: Baking
Cuisine: Danish
Keyword: Baking, Coffee, cookies, Sides
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 pcs. egg white Or 2 cartons of pasteurized egg whites
  • 200 gram Sugar white sugar, not cane sugar
  • 80 gram Dark chocolate 70% chocolate
  • 15 gram Strong coffee or espresso, cold
  • 150 gram Almonds or store-bought almond flour

Instructions

  • Whisk the egg whites stiff with an electric mixer in a bowl. Whisk until the whites are so stiff that you can turn the bowl upside down.
  • Gradually whisk the sugar into the stiff egg whites until the mixture forms peaks and becomes glossy.
  • Melt the chocolate over a double boiler and remove it from the heat.
  • If you are using whole almonds, grind them into flour in a food processor or coffee grinder. Blend until the almonds are finely ground.
  • Stir the melted chocolate, cold coffee, and almond flour into the meringue mixture. Stir until everything is thoroughly mixed.
  • Using two tablespoons, place the dough in round mounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten them slightly with the spoon.
  • Bake the cookies at 150 degrees Celsius (302 degrees Fahrenheit) (convection) for 20-25 minutes, until the surface of the cookies is firm.
  • Let them cool on the parchment paper before transferring them to a wire rack.