Candied Cherry Macaroons

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 pound almond paste
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons cake flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped candied cherries

Recipe

• cover cookie sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil, shiny side up.
• in large mixing bowl, mix almond paste and sugar until well blended. mix in egg whites one at a time. combine the flour, confectioners' sugar and salt; blend into the almond paste mixture. stir in cherries.
• force dough through a cookie press or drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets. cover and let stand for 30 minutes. preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• bake for 25 minutes. remove parchment or foil from cookie sheets and let cool. peel off macaroons.