Hazelnut Macaroons

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g sugar
• 100 g hazelnuts, ground (or other ground nuts or desiccated coconut)
• 2 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 in a tall bowl beat egg whites with the pinch of salt until nearly stiff (soft peaks).
• 2 add the sugar in a steady stream while continuing to beat. beat until thick and glossy.
• 3 fold in the ground nuts using a rubber spatula or a tabelspoon.
• 4 drop macaroons by tbs onto a paper-lined cookie sheet leaving some space in between as they will spread.
• 5 bake in the preheated oven at 150°c/300°f for about 20 minutes or until set, but still softish in the centre.
• 6 leave on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 7 enjoy! :).
• 8 note: these cookies keep some 2-3 weeks in cookie tins, but they will harden over time and then turn soft again.