I've been making macaroons for *years* and I never once used parchment paper nor a scale, seriously. And no, you don't need to age the egg whites. Somebody's making this harder than it has to be for you.
You really do want to separate the eggs, though. Nothing else will really work as well. I never ground the almond, I just chop them, spoon the batter clumps on a greased cookie sheet and end up with the loveliest macaroons ever. They were my Dad's favorite cookie and I still have his recipe written out in his handwriting in my cookbook. *sniff* He's gone now but I still make them (and eat them!) in his memory.
Here's the recipe with my Dad's exact wording in the instructions. My additions to it are in parentheses:
2-1/3 cups coconut 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt 4 egg whites 1 tsp almond extract 1 cup chopped almonds
Combine coconut, flour & salt in a bowl.(In another bowl beat the eggs until soft peaks form. Sift in the sugar and beat til stiff peaks form) Fold dry ingredients & almond extract into egg whites. Fold in almonds. Ddrop from spoon onto greased sheets.
Bake at 325 for 20-25 minutes.
That's about all there is to it.
When I finally produce my own cookbook with the stories for each recipe included, I intend to put an image of his written recipe for this right next to the one sugar cookies on the opposite page; they're just too precious to not share.
ohh i didn't know macarons could have coconut in the batter? unless you're talking about macaroons, which i equally love! i guess i should have been more specific haha
either way, thank you for the recipe! my dad lovesss anything coconut so i'll be making these for his birthday
*g* Or I wasn't paying attention to your request. I was thinking of coconut macaroons.
Very cool; it's highly appropriate that you make my Dad's recipe for your Dad's birthday. *sniff* If I can wax sentimental for a moment, give him a hug and tell him that someone who misses her Dad told you to do so. *sniff*
You really do want to separate the eggs, though. Nothing else will really work as well. I never ground the almond, I just chop them, spoon the batter clumps on a greased cookie sheet and end up with the loveliest macaroons ever. They were my Dad's favorite cookie and I still have his recipe written out in his handwriting in my cookbook. *sniff* He's gone now but I still make them (and eat them!) in his memory.
Here's the recipe with my Dad's exact wording in the instructions. My additions to it are in parentheses:
2-1/3 cups coconut
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
4 egg whites
1 tsp almond extract
1 cup chopped almonds
Combine coconut, flour & salt in a bowl.(In another bowl beat the eggs until soft peaks form. Sift in the sugar and beat til stiff peaks form) Fold dry ingredients & almond extract into egg whites. Fold in almonds. Ddrop from spoon onto greased sheets.
Bake at 325 for 20-25 minutes.
That's about all there is to it.
When I finally produce my own cookbook with the stories for each recipe included, I intend to put an image of his written recipe for this right next to the one sugar cookies on the opposite page; they're just too precious to not share.
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either way, thank you for the recipe! my dad lovesss anything coconut so i'll be making these for his birthday
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Very cool; it's highly appropriate that you make my Dad's recipe for your Dad's birthday. *sniff* If I can wax sentimental for a moment, give him a hug and tell him that someone who misses her Dad told you to do so. *sniff*
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OH MY! Ok, now I have to try to make some....gods, those sound good!
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