Chocolate-almond Macaroons

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups almonds
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup chopped semisweet chocolate

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f. line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• finely grind the almonds, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a food processor.
• separate one of the eggs and add the white, the other egg, and almond extract and process until the mixture holds together. transfer to a bowl and stir in the chocolate.
• moisten hands and roll mixture into 1-inch balls. place on prepared cookie sheet. flatten to 1/3-inch thick rounds.
• bake until tops puff and centers are still soft, about 12 minutes. remove to a rack and cool completely. replace parchment paper for next round of cookies.