Coconut Macaroons

The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 3000

Delicious, quick and easy weeknight treat...

Coconut Macaroons
Gourmet, May 2005

1 large egg white
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 300°F. Butter a baking sheet, then line with foil and lightly butter and flour foil, knocking off excess flour.

Stir together egg white, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, and a pinch of salt until combined, then stir in coconut. Divide coconut mixture into fourths, then drop in 4 mounds (about 2 inches apart) onto baking sheet.

Bake until tops are pale golden in spots, 15 to 20 minutes, then carefully lift foil with cookies from baking sheet and transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes. Peel macaroons from foil.

Each cookie contains about 74 calories and 5 grams fat.

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 10974 Location: WI, USA

TEC,

Are these a meringue type or a chewy type cookie?

I'm thinking about making these for our Easter cookie plate.

Thanks,

Peg
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Al

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The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 3000

They're chewy....not at all meringuey (word?). I loved them the night I made them as they were chewy and crisp. The next day they had softened and were just chewy.

They're so easy! You could probably put these together in about 2 minutes...literally.

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 10974 Location: WI, USA

Mmmmm....cheewyyyy

Thanks TEC!
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 10974 Location: WI, USA

I'm not much for almond flavoring [which the first test batch was], so Peg made me lemon flavored macaroons.

YUM!

Thanks TEC
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 3000

They look good enough to eat!

I'm with you on the almond flavoring. I dipped a toothpick in the bottle because I only wanted to add a drop. It can be overpowering!

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 10974 Location: WI, USA

Peg says...

"Thanks! This was just the macaroon I was looking for. It will go perfectly on the Easter Cookie plate."
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 3000

I'm glad to hear that it's exactly what she wanted.

jsb · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 66 Location: Florida

These sound great! Can't wait to try them.

This brings up a dumb question I've been wondering about for a while: why do you butter/oil/etc the pan beneath the foil or parchment paper, as well as the top of the parchment paper? It seems like you would only need oil on the surface that the cookies or whatever will touch.
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nancw · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 1281 Location: Denver, CO

...I think I can eat these! I'll try'em out and let you know TEC. I'm excited to add another sweet to my repertoire!
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cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 3561 Location: Washington State