Mince Pie Macarons

These are quick and easy to whip up...all you need is a star template and you're good to go!

For the shells

110g ground almonds

200g icing sugar

50g caster sugar

90g egg whites

food colouring - brown or caramel

Whisk egg white to stiff peaks, gradually adding the caster sugar. Add colouring to achieve intensity you desire.

Fold almonds and icing sugar into the eggwhites, "macaroning" until you achieve the correct consistency.

Pipe half the mixture into rounds and half as star shapes onto baking trays and leave until a skin forms (usually at least 30 mins, much longer if humidity is high).

You can either use store-bought or home made mincemeat to sandwich these - one round macaron on the bottom and a star shaped one on top.

Happy baking!