Cinnamon Date Macaroons Recipes

COCOA-CINNAMON MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the egg whites, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, orange zest, salt and vanilla in a large bowl until combined; fold in the coconut.
• Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of the coconut mixture about 1 inch apart onto the baking sheet. Use your fingers to form into pyramids. Bake until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

NUTTY DATE MACAROONS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Mix together dates,coconut, and nuts in a medium bowl. Stir in milk and vanilla. Drop by rounded tablespoons full onto cookie sheets. This recipe should make 24 cookies.
• 2. Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies are golden brown. Carefully remove from cookie sheets as cookies will be soft until cooled.

CINNAMON ROLL MACARONS

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift almond flour, 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar and cinnamon together twice., Preheat oven to 325°. Beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Fold in almond flour mixture., Cut a small hole in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag. Pipe 1-in.-diameter cookies 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned and firm to the touch, 9-12 minutes. Keeping cookies on the parchment, transfer to wire racks; cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Refrigerate until mixture firms to a spreading consistency, about 10 minutes., Spread about 1/4 teaspoon filling onto the bottom of each of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon. Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator.

DATE NUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl combine flour, salt, and coconut.
• Stir in condensed milk.
• Fold in dates and walnuts.
• Mixture will be very stiff.
• Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

ALMOND DATE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, use a fork to mash together banana and dates. Add coconut flakes and almond extract, then mix well.
• Divide dough into 12-15 pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
• Arrange balls on a prepared baking sheet, then press 1 almond into top of each cookie.
• Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom but still soft. Let cool before serving.

CINNAMON WALNUT MACAROON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Line cooling racks with damp towels.
• Mix the flour, cinnamon and salt together and set aside.
• Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high until soft peaks begin to form, about 3 minutes. While the mixer is still running, gradually add the sugar, about a Tablespoon at a time, and continue beating until the mixture stands up in stiff glossy peaks, about 5 minutes of beating in all.
• Reduce the speed of the mixer to low and blend in the flour mixture and the vanilla and walnut extracts. (Do not overmix the batter at this stage, as the protein in the flour might become overdeveloped, which can result in chewy cookies.) Using a rubber spatula fold in the nuts.
• Drop the batter by heaping Tablespoons onto the lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake just until they are golden and set, about 15 minutes. Slide the paper liners, still with the macaroons attached to them, to the lined cooling racks. Let cookies cool completely then peel away the paper.