Chocolate Macaroon Bars

Name: Chocolate Macaroon Bars
Ingredients: 4 large egg whites; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; a 7-ounce bag sweetened flaked coconut (about 2 2/3 cups); 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; hot shortbread base

7 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

4 large egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
a 7-ounce bag sweetened flaked coconut (about 2 2/3 cups)
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
hot shortbread base

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

In a bowl whisk together whites, sugar, and vanilla until combined well and stir in flour and coconut.
3

Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over hot shortbread.
4

Let chips melt and spread evenly over shortbread.
5

Drop small spoonfuls of coconut mixture onto chocolate and with a fork spread evenly.
6

Bake in middle of oven until top is golden, about 30 minutes.
7

Cool completely in pan and cut into 24 bars.
8

Bar cookies keep, covered, 5 days at room temperature.