Posted by Sean on December 01, 2001 at 18:12:03:
In Reply to: help posted by Wendi on November 30, 2001 at 23:18:19:
Ninni's Italian Cookie Shop
Macaroons
(Amaretti)
1 pound macaroon paste
7 ounces granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla flavor
1 ounce bread flower
4 ounces egg whites (add a little at any time)
*Keep dough on the firm side
Place cookie dough on parchment paper about the size of a fifty-cent piece. Flatten out with damp cloth. Top anything you like (almond slices, coconut, pignoli (pine nuts), colored sugar, colored sprinkles).
Cookies are baked at 360 degrees for approx. 10-12 minutes.
After cookie is baked, put cookie in refrigerator to keep them soft.