Chocolate Macaroons

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment or preferably silicon pad.
2. 2
   Mix egg whites (unbeaten) with the ground almonds, cocoa and powdered sugar until you have a sticky but cohesive mixture.
3. 3
   Fill a large bowl with cold water and dip your hands in it to wet them before rolling the mixture into little balls the size of small walnuts.
4. 4
   You will probably have to redunk your hands to keep wetting them as you go.
5. 5
   Arrange the macaroon-balls on the lined baking tray and put in the oven to bake for 11 minutes.
6. 6
   It's hard to tell when they're ready, as they will seem squishy but they harden up a little as they cool, and anyway, they should be damp within; that's what makes them chewy, so don't worry that the macaroons look sticky underneath.