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Almond Lemon Macaroons for Passover
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| Servings: Makes about 30 macaroons |
| Comments: Passover without macaroons is like Rosh Hashanah without sweet honey cake or Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. Sephardic macaroons use lemon zest for flavoring rather than almond extract. The secret to good macaroons is to not overbake the cookies. Although these macaroons take only 8 to 10 minutes to bake, the dough must be refrigerated for 12 hours, but the wait is certainly worth it. |
Ingredients:  2 cups whole blanched almonds, plus about 30 almonds for decoration 1 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg Finely grated zest of 1 lemon. |
| Instructions: 1. Using a food processor equipped with a metal blade, grind 2 cups almonds very finely. Add 3/4 cup sugar, the egg and lemon zest, and pulse to make a cohesive dough. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick liner. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl. 3. Pinching off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut, roll them first into balls, then into sugar. Gently press an almond point first into top of each cookie, so that half the almond can be seen. Arrange cookies one inch apart on baking sheet. 4. Bake until cookies have barest hint of color but still remain soft, 8 to 10 minutes. (Cookies must be soft when removed from oven to avoid excess hardening when they cool.) Cool completely, and store in an airtight container. Makes about 30 macaroon cookies. |
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| Date: April 8, 2007 |
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Reviewer: Becca
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I have never had a cookie like this before. It was very unusual, but very good. I enjoyed them a lot. They had a strange texture--chewy and slightly crunchy and soft all at the same time. The flavor was good too. Overall it was a tasty and unique, cookie!
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I have never had a cookie like this before. It was very unusual, but very good. I enjoyed them a lot. They had a strange texture--chewy and slightly crunchy and soft all at the same time. The flavor was good too. Overall it was a tasty and unique, cookie!