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Gingerbread macaroons

airy-soft gingerbread macaroons made from just four ingredients, the perfect cookies for the Christmas season
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Servings: 50 cookies

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites
  • pinch of salt
  • 200 g confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 150 g gingerbread should be soft

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 120 degrees Celcius or 248 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Cut the gingerbread into little cubes with a lenght of 0,5 cm.
  • Beat the egg whites together with the salt for 3 minutes, than add the confectioners sugar. Continue to beat the mass, until it becomes a stable and firm snow.
  • Gently fold in the gingerbread cubes and fill the snow into a piping bag. The opening of the piping bag should be bigger than the gingerbread cubes to prevent a blockage. Pipe some little heaps on a baking sheet.
  • Let the cookies bake for 40 minutes, then let them cool completely. Before you eat them, you can sprinkle them with cocoa powder.