Coco-Macaroons

Another traditional german cookie which I will bake every year.  If you have left-over egg whites and do not know how to get rid of them, this recipe is just right for you!  It is simple to prepare and tastes delicious!

Ingredients:

250 dessicated coconut (Kokosraspel)

5 egg whites

250 g sugar powder

400 g marzipan (Marzipan-Rohmasse)

grated rind from half a lemon

2 tbsp rum

½ cup sugar

100 g chocolate coating (Schokoladen-Fettglasur)

Method:

Rub the dessicated coconut between both palms over a baking tray and dry mixture in an open oven at 100º C for about 20 minutes.

Whish the egg whites until stiff.  Add in marzipan and half of the sugar powder and mix well.  Add in the dried dessicated coconut, balance of powder sugar, lemon rind and rum and mix well.

Preheat oven to 160º C (Fan:  130º C).  Spoon mixture into a piping bag with a plain nozzle and squirt little balls the size of a walnut on a baking tray.  If you have problems in using the piping bag, just take a tablespoon measure of dough and form it into a ball.  Sprinkle sugar over them.

Bake on the second rack from bottom for about 15 – 20 minutes.  The inside should be soft and the outside should have a light brown crust.  Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Melt chocolate coating in a water bath.  Dip 1/3 of cookie into coating mixture and place on a tray lined with pergament paper.  Leave to dry before storage.

Happy Baking!