Almond Macaroons

Mandelmakronen

Light and crispy, these cookies sit on a small baking wafer and are considered fun to eat by lots of German children.

• 2 cups unpeeled almonds
• 1-2/3 cups powdered sugar
• 5 egg whites
• 90 round baking wafers (these crisp, flat wafers are widely used in European baking and are available in specialty food stores in the U.S.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 275° F. Place almonds in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for about 3 minutes. Remove skins. Place the almonds in a blender and grind to a semi-coarse consistency. Add sugar and blend again. Beat egg whites and combine with almond-sugar mixture.

Place baking wafers on a cookie sheet. Using a wet teaspoon, put a small amount of mixture onto each wafer. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes until the mixture has become crisp and dry. Do not let the cookies brown. Remove and let cookies cool on a rack.

Source: www.germany.info