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      Title: Hazelnut Macaroons
 Categories: Cookies, Nuts
      Yield: 60 servings
 
      6 lg Egg whites
  1 1/2 c  Hazelnuts; toasted
  2 1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar
      1 ds Salt
    1/2 c  Superfine sugar

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      1 c  Sugar
      6 tb Water
      6 lg Egg yolks
      4 ts Instant espresso powder
      1 ts Vanilla extract
  1 1/2 c  Butter; softened
      6 tb Confectioners' sugar
 
  Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room
  temperature for 30 minutes.
  
  Set oven @ 350°F/175°C.
  
  Place hazelnuts and confectioners' sugar in a food
  processor; pulse until nuts are finely ground.
  
  Add salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft
  peaks form. Gradually add superfine sugar, 1 tablespoon
  at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Fold
  in hazelnut mixture.
  
  Transfer mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a round
  tip. Pipe 1"-diameter cookies 2" apart onto
  parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until lightly
  browned and firm to the touch, 9-12 minutes. Transfer
  cookies on the parchment to wire racks; cool completely.
  
  For the buttercream, in a heavy saucepan, combine sugar
  and water. Bring to a boil; cook over medium-high heat
  until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. In a small
  bowl, whisk a small amount of hot syrup into egg yolks;
  return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook until
  thickened, 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly; remove from
  heat. Stir in espresso powder and vanilla; cool
  completely.
  
  In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, beat butter
  until creamy. Gradually beat in cooled syrup. Beat in
  confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Refrigerate until
  mixture firms to a spreading consistency, about 10
  minutes.
  
  Spread about 1 1/2 ts buttercream onto the bottoms of
  half the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in
  airtight containers in the refrigerator.
  
  Taste of Home Test Kitchen
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
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