Name: California Walnut Chocolate Macaroons
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: Cookie; 3 egg whites; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup Sugar; 2 tsp vanilla sugar or pure vanilla extract; 2 cups California walnuts (chopped); 1/2 cup dark chocolate (choppedDrizzle); 3/4 cup dark chocolate (chopped); 1 tbsp whipping cream; 1 cup California walnuts (finely chopped)

California Walnut Chocolate Macaroons

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

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Servings

Ingredients

Cookie
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup Sugar
2 tsp vanilla sugar or pure vanilla extract
2 cups California walnuts chopped
1/2 cup dark chocolate choppedDrizzle
3/4 cup dark chocolate chopped
1 tbsp whipping cream
1 cup California walnuts finely chopped

Instructions

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350°F2 In bowl beat egg whites with salt, using a hand mixer on medium high speed; gradually add sugar and vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in walnuts and chocolate.3 Fill pastry bag fitted with a 1-inch round tip with dough and for each cookie pipe about 1 tbsp of dough onto non-stick or parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.4 Bake on middle rack for about 15 minutes, until cookies are puffed and tops appear dry. 5 Let cool one minute in pan and transfer to rack to cool completely. Meanwhile, add chocolate and cream in bowl and melt in microwave on high for 1 minute.6 Stir until completely smooth. Pour melted chocolate into a plastic freezer bag and cut a small hole from the bottom tip of the bag to create a makeshift piping bag.7 Drizzle chocolate over macaroons and sprinkle with walnuts.
Source: California Walnut Board