Simple Macaroons recipe

•                                 Its a small circular type cake . Macaroons are tastier and also look beautiful because of its colours.The name macaroons came from italian macarano .and its a combination of the almond ,sugar,salt,egg,almond extract and desired fillings.Almond and egg whites are the main ingredient of the macaroons.
• Ingredients

1. Almond meal- 1 1/2
2. Confectioner's sugar-1 3/4 cups
3. Salt-1/4 tsp
4. Egg whites-4
5. Granulated sugar-1/2 cup
6. Almond extract-1/4 tsp
7. Strained jam or other desired fillings

steps of making

• Whisk together almond meal and confectioner's sugar and sift over a large bowl.
• Beat egg whites until frothy, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add granulated sugar and almond extract, beat until medium shiny peaks, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Fold egg whites into almond mixture until combined. Mix vigorously with spatula until the mixture sinks easily into a smooth mass and has the consistency of honey. Transfer mixture to a pastry bag, cut off 1/2 inch off tip. Pipe 1-inch rounds about 1 inch apart on parchment-lined sheets.
• Let dry 30 minutes to an hour and a half until tops are firm and dry. Preheat oven to 350. Bake one sheet at a time for about 14 minutes, rotating once. Let cool completely on wire racks before filling and sandwiching cookies together.