Chocolate Macaroons

[kevin313]

These are more like meringues than macaroons, but the recipe is from an old cookbook and this is what they called them. Light as a feather!



http://cavalcadeoffood.blogspot.com/2013/03/chocolate-macaroons.html

 

[mattl]

Quick and easy is right!  took 8 minutes and made a batch, they are coming out of the oven now.

 

[whirlcool]

We always enjoy your videos because you explain all the steps and procedures along the way. Someone who has never ever cooked could easily follow one of your videos.

Here's a tip we use. Instead of draging out our pastry bags, we just use a ziploc bag. We fill it up with the batter or frosting then just snip a corner off of the desired size and then squeeze the bag in the middle to dispense. When done, just throw it away!

 

[norgeway]

Your videos...

Are very much like what Betty Feezor did on her TV show, It was not like Food network stuff, she went over the steps thoroughly so you knew what to do!! these look great, Im going to make some soon, I will have to eat them myself because Donald wont eat a bite of cocoanut!!LOL.

 

[ovrphil]

Coconut

Looks good - you could sell garbage, Kevin - your smile and enthusiasm makes anything look good, but then ..don't want to be a guinea pig on that idea. I think I enjoyed looking at your stove, then the cookies; will try them out, thank you.

 

[countryguy]

Kevin,

I tried the recipe yesterday....easy to make BUT as mine were cooking they flattening out as thin as a pancake and consequently cooking them for 20 min. was way too long. They came out as hard as a rock. What would mine have flattened out? What did I do wrong?

Gary

 

[kevin313]

Thanks everyone

@ Matt - I hope they turned out well!

@ Allen - Thanks - the ziplock bag is a great idea!! No fuss, no muss!!

@ Hans - If I only had Betty's trim figure ;-) I cherish the Betty Feezor cookbook!

@ Phil - Thanks! We just love preparing food and feeding people! That Westy is a great cooking stove.

@ Gary - Hmmmm. I'm sorry yours didn't turn out. Is your oven true to temp? Also, were the eggs whites beaten stiff? Was the melted chocolate cooled before you folded it in to the egg whites? I can't think of what else it might have been.

 

[mattl]

Thanks, they turned out perfectly.  Could be addicting...

 

[countryguy]

Kevin,

Yes the oven is true to temp. and yes the egg whites were beaten stiff. Perhaps I didn't let the chocolate cool enough. I used just the regular bake function...do you think using convection would be better or worse? Normally I always use convectin when baking.

Gary

 

[kevin313]

Gary - try it with the convection...although I guess you won't need to bake them as long. I hope they come out ok!