Hazelnut Macaroons

Ingredients

• 180 gm Uncle Joe's Hazelnut Meal
• 200 gm castor sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 100 gm dark chocolate (melted), or homemade cocoa icing

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180^oC.
• Place the hazelnut meal, sugar, egg whites and vanilla in a bowl or food processor and mix into a thick paste.
• Place tablespoons of mixture about 2 cm apart on baking paper on a tray and bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Ice with melted chocolate or cocoa icing.
• Allow to set before serving.