Amaretti cookies with mascarpone cream

Serves 6-8
Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 30 minutes

600g ground almonds
250g fine sugar
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
3 egg whites
fine sugar for dusting
100g mascarpone cheese
50ml whipping cream
½ vanilla pod, seeds reserved
30g icing sugar

• Preheat oven to 150°C and line a flat baking tray with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, sugar, vanilla and almond extracts. Mix well.
• Add egg whites to mixture, one at a time, and blend till to form a smooth dough.
• Place teaspoon sized pieces of dough onto the baking tray and sprinkle with a light dusting of sugar.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Set on a wire rack to cool.
• Combine mascarpone cheese, whipping cream, vanilla seeds and icing sugar and blend till well combined. Serve with cooled amaretti cookies.

Chef’s tip: Freshly baked cookies will be slightly chewy at first but they will turn crispy after a day or two if stored in a cool and dry place.

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