It's been quite awhile since I've had the chance to bake along with everyone over at Sweet Melissa Sundays (Thanks to Tracey for hosting in my place last week) so I was glad for what looked like an easy recipe to sort of ease back into the baking routine. 5 ingredients seemed fairly foolproof which it was and it wasn't. I liked that I had all the ingredients on hand in my pantry already but the cookies didn't come together quite as I had been expecting. My cookies weren't sticking together with the 3 egg whites so I cheated a bit and poured a dollop of rum into the dough to add a little more moisture. I also was concerned about the 25-30 minute cooking timeframe so I set the timer for 20 minutes and ended up pulling them out about 2 minutes early already nicely browned.
Tastewise these were great, whether they turned out well like in the photo above or turned into tasty mutated cookies (already devoured by my sister and I). This weeks recipe was chosen by Ellen over at Blue Tree Green Heart (great pick, Ellen!) so please check out her blog as she will be posting the recipe over there.
From the looks of your picture, these came out great! The rum addition doesn't sound too bad - yuummm. Maybe even some grand marnier???
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of adding rum to these. They look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I hear about recipes being easy and not so easy at the same time. Your macaroons look great! I'm sure Melissa Murphy would approve of a splash of rum. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat looking macaroons! I wanted to bake along with all of you but had two girls that had their wisdom teeth pulled out, to take care of!
ReplyDeleteI just saw the picture of your mom and her recent passing. So sorry for your loss. It's a hard thing to go through.
These look delicious!! Glad to have you baking along this week.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you back with us. Your macaroons look delicious, and I have to agree with your add-in (a little rum sounds amazing!) :-)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your mom Dawn. Such a tough thing to go through :(
ReplyDeleteYour cookies look terrific - mine were similarly shaped. Great idea to add the rum, that has to make them better, right? Glad you enjoyed them :)
Big hugs to you about your mom. So glad you are back baking with us. Your macaroons look wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteMmmm, rum! Great addition. Sorry to hear about your mom - sending prayers your way.
ReplyDeleteoh, rum! good thinking. They look perfect
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photo.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to see that your mom passed away. It's never easy letting go of a loved one (my mom passed away at age 69 of a hemorrhagic stroke.) My thoughts are with you!