Easy Almond Macaroons in 5 Minutes

Tender, light, tasty. Just three ingredients. The macaroons are incredibly flavorful! It is very crunchy with a rich almond flavor. Making these cookies couldnʼt be easier; it only takes 5 minutes to knead the dough, and the oven does the rest of the work.
cook time: 30 min
Zoe Kendrick
Easy Almond Macaroons in 5 Minutes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

397
Calories
20g
Fat
48g
Carbs
10g
Protein

Ingredients (15 portions)

Basic:

Powdered sugar (+ 1 tbsp. l. for sprinkling) 85 g
Egg whites 1 pc
Almond flour (coarse grind) 85 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake classic macaroons? Prepare the necessary ingredients. It is better to use coarse almond flour for these cookies, then the almonds will taste better. Almond flour is easy to make yourself. To do this, the almonds need to be peeled and ground in a coffee grinder. If desired, you can add a couple of drops of almond flavoring to the cookies, if available. Turn on the oven to 180 degrees in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Place almond flour in a bowl and add powdered sugar to it. It is advisable to sift the powdered sugar first to break up any lumps.

Step 3

Step 3
Using a spatula, mix dry ingredients thoroughly.

Step 4

Step 4
In another clean, dry bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Step 5

Step 5
In two additions, add a mixture of almond flour and powdered sugar to the protein foam, stirring gently but thoroughly each time.

Step 6

Step 6
Depending on the size of the protein, the dough for macaroons may turn out to be a little more or a little less thick, this will affect the shape of the cookies, they may turn out either flat or plumper, but this will not affect the taste, the cookies will be delicious in any case.

Step 7

Step 7
Using two teaspoons, place the dough for future cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Leave a distance of 4-5 cm between the cookies, as they will spread a little during baking. In total, from this amount I got 15 small cookies.

Step 8

Step 8
Sprinkle sifted powdered sugar on top of the cookies and place in the oven to bake.

Step 9

Step 9
Bake the cookies at 180 C for about 15-20 minutes, during which time the cookies will be covered with a hard caramel crust and remain slightly soft inside. If you want the cookies to be dry and completely crispy inside, then after 20 minutes turn off the heat in the oven and leave the cookies to cool for 1 hour without removing them from the oven, so they will be fully cooked.

Step 10

Step 10
Store the cookies in a plastic container with a lid to keep them crispy.

Step 11

Step 11
Almond flour cookies are ready.

Step 12

Step 12
Bon appetit!

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