{"id":1224,"date":"2011-07-18T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T12:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2011-07-18T14:17:17","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T14:17:17","slug":"almond-macaroons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2011\/07\/18\/almond-macaroons\/","title":{"rendered":"Almond Macaroons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 300px;\" data-width=\"300\" class=\"ratio-wrap-center\"><div class=\"ratio-box\" style=\"padding-bottom: 75% !important;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1225 lazyload\" title=\"Almond Macaroons_blog\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Almond-Macaroons_blog-300x225.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Almond-Macaroons_blog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Almond-Macaroons_blog.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking for a great new cookie to try? \u00a0These almond cookies are really, really good. \u00a0They taste of sweet almond, with a hint of vanilla. \u00a0What\u2019s even better than the taste of these cookies is the texture. \u00a0The outside is nice and crunchy, but the inside is delicate and chewy. \u00a0These are perfect for an afternoon snack, especially with tea. \u00a0Move over chocolate chip, there\u2019s a new cookie in town!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 oz. almond paste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>1 egg white<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. \u00a0Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In the bowl of a standing mixer, combine the almond paste, powdered sugar, and salt. \u00a0Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes, or until the mixture is crumbly.<\/li>\n<li>Add the egg white and the vanilla extract. \u00a0Mix for another 2-3 minutes, until the mixture has thickened.<\/li>\n<li>Using a measuring tablespoon, drop the batter onto the lined baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. \u00a0Flatten them slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Bake at 300 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool completely on a cooling rack. \u00a0Dust with powdered sugar, and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Makes about 12 cookies. \u00a0<em>Adapted from <a title=\"Martha Stewart\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/351249\/almond-macaroons\" target=\"_blank\">Martha Stewart<\/a>.<\/em><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Move over chocolate chip, there&#8217;s a new cookie in town!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[159,160,161],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1231,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions\/1231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}