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Lemony Almond Macaroons is a deliciously easy dessert recipe shaped in a ball covered in sugar. Perfect for Passover. Recipe at spoonabilities.com

Lemony Almond Macaroons | Passover Dessert Recipes


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  • Author: Carlos Leo
  • Total Time: 27 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 30 Macaroons 1x

Description

Made with ground almond, lemon zest, and eggs, Lemony Almond Macaroons is a delicious dessert recipe shaped into small balls and covered in sugar with a whole almond inserted in the center. This easy recipe is gluten free & perfect for Passover. This definitely is a sugary and nutty dessert!

Adapted from the NYT-Cooking session.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 2 cups whole blanched almonds, plus about 30 almonds for decoration
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon


Instructions

Make Ahead:

  1. Using a food processor equipped with a metal blade, grind 2 cups almonds very finely. Add 3/4 cup sugar, the egg and lemon zest, and pulse to make a cohesive dough.
  2. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

After cooling for 12 hours:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick liner. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl.
  2. Pinching off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut, roll them first into balls, then into sugar. Gently press an almond, point first, into the top of each cookie, so that half of the almond can still be seen. Arrange cookies one inch apart on baking sheet.
  3. Bake until cookies have just a slight hint of color but still remain soft, 8 to 10 minutes. (Cookies must be soft when removed from oven to avoid excess hardening when they cool.) Cool completely, and store in an airtight container.

Notes

Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 2%, Calcium 3%,  Iron 2%

  • Prep Time: 15 hours
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Middle East

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/4 cup
  • Calories: 84
  • Sugar: 7.1 g
  • Sodium: 2 mg
  • Fat: 4.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 8.9 g
  • Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.2 mg
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