Perfect Coconut Macaroons

Name: Perfect Coconut Macaroons
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 3 egg whites, room temperature; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 pinch salt; 227 grams semisweet chocolate chips; 397 grams package sweetened, flaked coconut; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 79 milliliters white sugar

Perfect Coconut Macaroons requires approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 193 calories, 2g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. For 32 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 18. A mixture of almond extract, salt, semisweet chocolate chips, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Blend coconut, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt in a food processor until combined, about 30 seconds.

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Vanilla Extract

Almond Extract

Coconut

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Beat egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form.

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Egg Whites

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Bowl

Fold coconut mixture into egg whites until just combined.

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Egg Whites

Coconut

Wet your hands.

Roll spoonfuls of coconut mixture between palms to golf ball-size cookies; arrange on the prepared baking sheet.

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Coconut

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until coconut is slightly golden and toasted, about 15 minutes.

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Coconut

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Oven

Transfer to a wire rack to cool, 30 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Line baking sheet with new piece of parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.

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Chocolate Chips