Coconut Macaroons

So a little birdie told me that my mother in law liked macaroons so I decided to make some as part of our Easter desserts. Since I'm new to this and I was extra busy with trying to make so many things I didn't get all the pictures I would have liked to ~ I didn't get a single picture of the chocolate but you can close your eyes and picture it I'm sure who can't picture chocolate??!!

 

 

So I originally found this recipe on Pinterest ~ I believe I have mentioned I am slightly addicted to that site! I went to the original site the recipe came from and asked them for permission to share their recipe here and they graciously approved my request ~

 

Thank you twopeasandtheirpod ... be sure to visit them they have lots of yummy stuff!!

 

Let's start ~~~

 

 

This is almost everything right here

give it a real good whisk by hand

Add coconut and stir ... easy enough to just do it by hand!

I used my cookie scoop and here they are just going in the oven ~ basically because I forgot to take one before they went in!

This is when they came out ~ golden brown around the edges and the bottoms

 

So after they cooled down I used my kitchen shears to trim the straggler coconut pieces that were sticking out and got a little too brown. Then I melted some milk chocolate chips and I just spread it on the bottoms and put them on wax paper ... oh I also drizzled a little bit on top popped them in the fridge just to harden the chocolate then put them back on the tray and let them rest ... cover with plastic wrap to store

 

I have made these several times and I think they are soooooo much better the next day!

 

Here is their recipe that I followed:

 

 

2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk

1 large egg white

1½ teaspoons vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

3½ cups sweetened coconut

 

optional: chocolate chips for dipping

 

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1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, egg white, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk until combined really well. Add in the coconut and mix well

3. I used my cookie scoop and pressed it really hard in there to make sure the ingredients were packed and put on the pan with some space between cookies (these don't spread so maybe a half an inch or so between them)

4. Bake cookies for 15 to 20 minutes. The cookies will turn golden brown

5. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes or until they are firm (this is where I trimmed those stragglers)

6. Once cool, not before, you can dip or spread melted chocolate on the bottoms and drizzle on the tops

7. Chill in the refrigerator just until the chocolate is set

8. Place on your tray and let rest then cover to store ~ again MUCH better the next day!!  ENJOY!!!