Coconut Macaroons With Flavor Variations

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) package sweetened coconut (5 1/3 cups)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 note:to cut this recipe in half, use one.
• 2 7 ounce package of flaked coconut, 1/3 cup.
• 3 of sugar, 3 tablespoons of flour, 1/8 teaspoon salt (dash). also 1.
• 4 mix coconut, sugar, flour and salt in a large bowl. stir in egg whites (not whipped) and almond extract until well blended.
• 5 drop by tablespoonful onto greased and floured cookie sheets.
• 6 bake 325f for 20 minutes or until edges of cookies are golden brown. immediately remove from cookie sheets to wire racks. cool completely.
• 7 variations:.
• 8 chocolate dipped coconut macaroons:if making the full batch, melt a 16-ounce package of semi-sweet chocolate.
• 9 squares. i just stick it in the microwave for 2 minutes; after the first minute has passed i check it to see if it's fully.
• 10 melted. chocolate retains shape when you melt it, so after the 2 minutes is up, stir to break up the chocolate squares.
• 11 that remain to achieve a smooth consistency. dip baked coconut macaroons (allow to cool first) halfway inches.
• 12 melted chocolate. space apart (so they don't stick to each other) on parchment paper lined baking sheets (or you.
• 13 can just use big dinner plates) and put in refrigerator. chill for a half hour to allow chocolate to harden. i use.
• 14 parchment paper because they don't stick when you remove them from the plates or cookie sheets.
• 15 chocolate-orange coconut macaroons: follow procedure described above for making chocolate dipped coconut.
• 16 macaroons. follow recipe as directed, except replace almond extract with 1 t of pure orange extract.
• 17 minted chocolate coconut macaroons: follow procedure described above for making chocolate dipped coconut.
• 18 macaroons. follow recipe as directed, except replace almond extract with 1 t of pure peppermint extract.
• 19 mocha macaroons:follow procedure as described above for making coconut macaroons except replace almond extract with 1 t of instant coffee granules.