Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour ()
- 25 almonds (reserved for garnish. See note below for blanching almonds)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- lemon (zest only)
Instructions
- The macaroon dough needs to chill for at least 12 hours
- Using a wooden spoon, or a food processor with the metal blade, combine the almond flour, sugar, egg, lemon zest, and almond extract. Combine to make a cohesive dough. If using a spoon to mix, you may need to finish it with your hands if the dough is too dense. Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick liner
- Pinching off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut, or using a small cookie scoop, roll them first into balls. Place them on the baking sheet, 1 inch apart from each other
- Slightly flatten the macaroons, and place a reserved blanched almond sideways, slightly buried into the top of the macaroon
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies have barest hint of color, and the bottoms are slightly browned (turn over a macaroon to see if it’s browned on the bottom). The macaroon will still be soft when they’re removed from the oven. This will prevent excess hardening when they cool
- Cool completely on the baking sheets, and store in an airtight container
Notes
NOTE: How to blanch almonds Blanching almonds (and other nuts) is how you can remove the outer skin. To do this:
- Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil
- Fill a medium-sized bowl with cold water (adding a few ice cubes to water from the faucet will help)
- Place all of the nuts to be blanched in the hot water, and let them sit for 1 minute
- Remove the almonds from the cold water once they’ve cooled, and set them aside
- To remove the skins, just pinch the almonds between your thumb and forefinger, and the skin will pop off. For this quantity of almonds, this will take around 15 minutes
- Dry the almonds in water to remove any excess water
Nutrition Facts
Almond Lemon Macaroons with Almond Flour
Serving Size
25 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
93
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.001
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.5
g
Cholesterol
8
mg
3
%
Sodium
3
mg
0
%
Potassium
13
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
8
g
3
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
12
IU
0
%
Calcium
28
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.