Very easy and absolutely delectable gluten-free almond and chocolate meringue cookies made with ground almonds and dark chocolate.
I had lot of leftover egg whites in the fridge from making lemon curd and decided to whip up a batch of meringue cookies. BUT, not a kind of boring and plain meringue cookies. I made gluten free almond and dark chocolate meringue cookies!
How to make gluten-free almond and chocolate meringue cookies?
Hello, hello and welcome to another cookie recipe. You are probably reading it as you are curious how to make these delightful, soft and chocolaty cookies with almond and cinnamon crunch. Let me tell you this: it is easy!
The base of these scrumptious cookies is fluffy French meringue. Here, I want to point out that it is crucial to follow the tips of making French meringue I mentioned below. Please read carefully. French meringue is folded with almond flour and dark chocolate shavings. You should get a nice sticky cookie dough. Then you need to shape it and place on a baking try and bake.
What do gluten-free almond and chocolate meringue cookies taste like?
These cookies taste phenomenal. The texture is soft and chewy. Almond flavour is quite prominent and works great with dark chocolate.
Roasted almond flakes seasoned with cinnamon adds extra crunch and additional layer of flavour and brings out the best of dark chocolate notes.
These almond and dark chocolate cookies are gluten-free and they last ages at room temperature. Not, that they will last that long, but this recipe is great if you are looking for a make ahead recipe. If you are a meringue kind of woman or a man this recipe is just right for you!
If you are looking for more meringue based cookies, I can recommend you the following:
Dark chocolate and mint macarons
Maltesers and powdered milk frosting macarons
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Gluten-free almond and chocolate meringue cookies
Very easy and absolutely delectable meringue cookies made with ground almonds and dark chocolate. They are gluten free as well!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Prepare a large baking sheet lined with baking paper. Set aside.
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Preheat your oven to 160°C fan.
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IMPORTANT: to make these cookies you will need to make a meringue.
Use a bowl that is moisture and oil free. In other words the bowl has to be completely clean. A single drop pf moisture will cause your meringue to collapse. The same goes with whisks and other utensils you are going to use making meringue.
It is also important to add sugar slowly to the meringue. If you add sugar too fast, your meringue will be grainy.
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In a medium bowl add egg whites and salt.
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Start whisking the egg whites until soft peaks start to form.
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Start adding sugar, a tbsp at a time, making sure sugar dissolved completely before adding next portion of sugar.
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When you added all the sugar, you should end up with a thick, nice and glossy meringue.
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Add ground almonds and grated chocolate and gently FOLD all the ingredients together.
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Using an ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, place portions of a cookie batter on a baking sheet. You can place cookies close to each other as they will not spread.
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Toast almond flakes with cinnamon and let it cool down a little bit.
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Add flaked cinnamon almonds on top of each cookie.
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Bake for 13-15 minutes.
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When cookies are ready, remove them from your oven and let them cool down on baking sheet.
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Store in an air tight container in a room temperature for up to 3 weeks.