Swedish Almond Macaroons

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 lb almond paste (about 1 cup)
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 egg whites
• sugar

Recipe

• 1 knead almond paste until soft; work in powdered sugar.
• 2 add vanilla and salt.
• 3 add egg whites, a little at a time, blending well after each addition. use just enough egg whites to make a soft dough that will hold its shape when dropped from a teaspoon.
• 4 line cookie sheets with unglazed brown paper.
• 5 drop paste onto sheets by teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart. or force through a cookie press into rounds.
• 6 sprinkle with sugar.
• 7 bake about 20 minutes at 300 degrees.
• 8 place macaroons on damp towel to loosen the brown paper and remove paper. cool on racks.