Passover Macaroons

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) bag flaked coconut, sweetened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup matzo meal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 7 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 cups slivered almonds
• 2 teaspoons chocolate extract
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 grated lemon, zest of
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 20 whole almonds, candied cherries, colored sprinkles for decoration

Recipe

• 1 mix dry ingredients.
• 2 choose flavor option. with lemon, reduce egg by 1.
• 3 mix egg whites and extracts and whisk briefly.
• 4 add wet ingredients to dry bowl,
• 5 mix well.
• 6 lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
• 7 use teaspoons or cookie scoop to make 1" balls.
• 8 can be decorated with a whole almond in top, candied cherries or sprinkles, as you wish.
• 9 bake 325-350 for 20-25 minutes, until top sand edges are lightly browned.
• 10 remove from cookie sheet while still warm on to waxed paper. let cool completely.
• 11 i usually make a whole bag of almond and then split the recipe to make another batch of lemon and chocolate.