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Title: Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Macaroons
Categories: Five, Nuts, Chocolate
Yield: 24 servings
2/3 c Whole hazelnuts; toasted;
- skins removed
3/4 c Sugar; divided
7 oz Tube almond paste; crumbled
2 lg Egg whites
6 oz Semisweet chocolate; melted
Set oven @ 325°F/165°C.
Place hazelnuts and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor; process
until nuts are finely ground. Add almond paste, egg whites, and
remaining sugar; process until blended, about 3 minutes.
Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag; insert a large star
pastry tip. Fill bag with hazelnut mixture. Pipe 1-1/4" rosettes
2" apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake until light brown, 12-14 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute.
Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate; allow excess to drip
off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; refrigerate until
set, about 1 hour.
Recipe by Deirdre Cox, Kansas City, Missouri
RECIPE FROM:
https://www.tasteofhome.com
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