Christmas Tree Coconut Macaroons

Name: Christmas Tree Coconut Macaroons
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 315 milliliters flaked coconut; 2 egg whites; 2 Tbsps flour; 12 servings green food coloring; 0 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Christmas Tree Coconut Macaroons might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 61 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Christmas. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, food coloring, flour, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Place the coconut and several drops of green food coloring in a large bowl. Using your hands (if you do, wear gloves) or a wooden spoon, mix until the green color is evenly distributed. Depending on the type of dye you are using, add more drops and stir until the color has reached your desired hue of green.

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Green Food Color

Coconut

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Wooden Spoon

Bowl

Add the sugar, flour, and salt, stirring with a wooden spoon until the mixture is evenly distributed.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Wooden Spoon

Stir in the egg whites and vanilla, once again stirring until evenly distributed; the mixture should be wet and somewhat sticky and thick. At this point, put the mixture in the refrigerator for about half an hour to chill.

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Egg Whites

Vanilla

Near the end of your cooling time, preheat your oven to 325°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on your prepared sheet. Using your hands, shape the mounds into as much of a Christmas tree shape as you can--kind of pinch it into a point on top. They will flatten a bit during baking, but the general shape should hold. If desired, sprinkle on red sprinkles to resemble little ornaments on the trees; star-shaped sprinkles can be added on the top of each mound.

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Sprinkles

Mounds Bar

Dough

Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until they appear solid when lightly poked (it will be hard to detect light browning because of the green color).

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Oven

Remove cookies from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Once cooled, add whatever other decorations you'd like: garlands or "lights" drawn in with writing icing, for instance.

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Writing Icing