Chocolate Macaroons by Lisa Smith

This is my first year making this cookie, and while they are very crumbly, they are also very delicious!

Ingredients:

• 280 grams semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 egg whites
• 50 grams sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 100 grams finely chopped walnuts
• 50 grams heavy cream

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350, and prepare baking sheets.
2. In a microwave safe bowl, melt 180 grams of semi-sweet chocolate. Allow to cool. In another bowl, with a mixer, whisk the eggs until stiff, adding sugar and vanilla extract a little at a time. Continue to mix, until all of the sugar has dissolved.
3. Gently fold in the melted chocolate and the chopped nuts.
4. Make 2 teaspoon piles, and allow baking for 10 to 13 minutes. Gently remove these and allow them to cool.
5. Now for the filling.
6. In a microwave safe bowl combine the last 100 grams of semi-sweet chocolate and heavy cream, and heat up. Stir until creamy and smooth. Allow to cool, until it stiffens a bit.
7. Spread this filling on one cookie, than take another cookie and make it into a sandwich. Enjoy!