method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) gas 4
2. Bake the almonds for a few minutes until pale gold. Allow them to cool.
3. Gently melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave.
4. Grind the cooled nuts in a food processor to a fine powder.
5. Add the caster (superfine) sugar, vanilla extract, almond essence, cocoa powder, melted chocolate and egg whites and mix to a soft paste.
6. Put plenty of icing (confectioners') sugar on a clean board and roll the mixture into a long sausage.
7. With plenty of icing (confectioners') sugar on your hands, shape slices of the dough into balls the size of walnuts.
8. Arrange the macaroons on sheets of rice paper on some non-stick baking trays and bake for 15 minutes, or until just firm.
9. Cool the cookies slightly and then cut the rice paper around the cookies and cool them on a wire rack.
10. These macaroons are best eaten on the day of baking.
serving amount
makes 24
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