Chocolate Macaroons

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound cocoa
• 4 egg whites
• 1 pound powdered sugar
• Sifted flour
• Butter or sweet oil

Directions

1. Beat 4 egg whites to a stift froth
2. Beat 1 pound of powdered sugar and 1/2 pound of cocoa into the egg whites
3. If the mixture appears too thin, add a little sifted flour
4. Form the mixture into small thick cakes
5. Slightly grease the bottom of the tin pan with butter or sweet oil
6. Lay the cakes in the pan, making sure to space them out
7. Bake for a few minutes
8. Sift sugar over the cakes while warm

Source – Creole Cookery Book

Prepared by Emily Peco

Louisiana Anthology

June 9, 2019