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Karen's Pine Nut Macaroon Cookies

Karen's Pine Nut Macaroon Cookies - includes "almond paste" you make

Easy & Delicious Macaroon Cookies with a method for making "almond paste" in the food processor... 7 ingredients including dried mango
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Author: Karen Sheer a zest for life
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 2/3 cup pure cane sugar
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract (not artificially flavored)
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 cup dried natural mango* cut 1/4" dice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper; lightly grease with neutral oil.
    Add almonds and sugar to a food processor. Turn on and let run for 30 seconds. Open the top - spoon a bit of it in you hand. You are looking for the consistency of coarse sand. If too coarse (you can see dots of almonds), pulse a few times until the consistency is like coarse sand.
  • Add egg white, almond extract and salt. Pulse to combine well. Add diced dried mango - pulse in. The dough is done!
  • Add pine nuts to a small 4" bowl.
    Scoop dough with a small cookie scoop - 3/4 " rounds - Roll with your hands until a neat round - will be kind of sticky.
  • Add each ball of dough to the pine nuts - press down to adhere to the top half of the dough. Place on the parchment paper - encourage the cookie rounds to stand tall, not flat. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
  • Bake until puffed and golden in the center of the oven - 12 - 14 minutes. Cookies will be lightly golden - yet do not overcook! Cool on wire racks, then add to a container with a good seal.
    Dust with confectioner's sugar if desired.
    Cookies will stay fresh for about 5 days.

Notes

*Look for unsulphured and unsweetened dried mango.
This recipe can not be reproduced without the consent of its author, Karen Sheer.
COURSE: cookies, Dessert
CUISINE: American, Italian
KEYWORDS: holiday pine nut cookies, pine nut cookies, pine nut macaroons
Nutrition Facts
Karen's Pine Nut Macaroon Cookies - includes "almond paste" you make
Amount per Serving
Calories
83
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Sodium
 
17
mg
1
%
Potassium
 
62
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
11
g
4
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
9
g
10
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
 
311
IU
6
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
24
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.