Almond Date Macaroons Recipes

ALMOND MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients until blended. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake 16-20 minutes or until light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Drizzle cookies with melted chocolate; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND DATE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, use a fork to mash together banana and dates. Add coconut flakes and almond extract, then mix well.
• Divide dough into 12-15 pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
• Arrange balls on a prepared baking sheet, then press 1 almond into top of each cookie.
• Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom but still soft. Let cool before serving.

EASY ALMOND MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 300 F
• Ground almonds and walnuts until fine
• With a hand mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Slowly add icing sugar, almond and walnuts, one tablespoon at a time and mix with a spatula until smooth.
• Add vanilla and rum or almond extract.
• Drop batter with a tablespoon onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving about 2 inches in between cookies. Alternatively you can use a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2" plain tip.
• Dust with some icing sugar (optional)
• Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.

HONEY ALMOND DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grind almond in a food processor until finely chopped. Transfer to a baking sheet and toast in oven for 5 to 7 minutes, until fragrant and a shade darker.
• Roughly chop dates and add to food processor. Pulse until finely chopped and dates form a ball. Remove from processor to a bowl. Add half of the ground almonds to the dates, leaving the reserved almonds on the baking pan to roll the balls in once formed.
• Add honey to the date and almond mixture. Mix together until evenly incorporated and smooth. Coat hands with some vegetable oil so that mixture does not stick too much and form mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll each ball in chopped almonds to coat well. Place in a tightly sealed container until ready to eat. Any leftover chopped nuts for coating can be sprinkled over the balls to keep them from sticking together if transporting. Will keep for up to 5 days at room temperature or up to a week, if refrigerated.

ALMOND MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Finely grind 3/4 cup almonds with sugar, flour, and salt in a food processor, then add egg white and extracts and pulse until evenly moistened.
• Form rounded teaspoons of dough into 1-inch balls with lightly floured hands and arrange 1 1/2 inches apart on a greased large baking sheet. Press a whole almond in center of each ball to flatten cookie slightly (to about 1/2 inch thick).
• Bake in middle of oven until edges are firm to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool.

ALMOND-CHOCOLATE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with foil. Butter foil and dust with flour. Finely grind almonds, sugar, cinnamon and salt in processor. Add egg, egg white and almond extract and process until mixture holds together. Transfer to bowl. Stir in chocolate.
• Using moistened hands, roll mixture into 1-inch balls and place on prepared sheets. Flatten to 1/3-inch thick rounds. Bake macaroons until tops puff and centers are still soft, about 12 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. Store in airtight container at room temperature. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.)

CHEWY ALMOND MACAROON BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Put the ground almonds and sugar in a large mixing bowl and mix to combine.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy, then add to the almond and sugar mixture. Stir well - it will form a slightly sticky mixture but should hold its shape.
• Wet your hands lightly and roll a heaped teaspoon of the mixture into a ball between your palms - it should be about 4cm in diameter. Put on the tray and flatten slightly with wet fingers to a thick disc, leaving at least 3cm between each biscuit. Press a blanched almond into each one, if you like.
• Bake for 18-20 mins until just starting to turn golden around the edges, then remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack. You want them to have a chewy, soft centre and the darker they get the harder the middle will be.
• To make cinnamon balls, add the cinnamon to the almonds and sugar before you add the egg white. When shaping, leave them as balls. Bake for 18-20 mins - you want them to stay soft in the centre. While they are still warm, put them gently in a bowl of icing sugar and turn to coat. Leave until completely cooled.

ALMOND MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275°F. In an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Add the lemon zest. Gradually add the sugar and beat until the whites are very stiff and shiny but not dry. Fold in the ground almonds.
• Cover 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil and spray or grease them. Using 2 teaspoons, take a heaping teaspoon of batter in one and scoop it off onto the baking sheet using the other teaspoon. Place the cookies 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until the cookies are firm and slightly brown. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes before removing the cookies from the baking sheets to a rack. When cool, store in an air-tight container.

ALMOND JOY MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mince 1 1/2 cups of coconut in a food processor and transfer to a bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients, EXCEPT kisses.
• Mix gently with your hands until combined.
• Chill dough at least 1 hour (but no more than 24).
• Shape a heaping tablespoon of dough around a kiss. Make sure it is enclosed completely. (This takes a little practice).
• Place 1 inch apart on lined baking sheet.
• Bake until firm and deep golden on the bottom and light golden on the top--about 16-18 minutes.
• Cool on pan for 5 minutes and transfer to cooling rack.
• These are a little sticky so I keep them in mini muffin papers or paper bonbon cups.