Coconut Macaroons

7 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ground almonds
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or coconut extract, should such be available)
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons shredded coconut

Directions

  1. 1
    1 baking sheet, lined with parchment or wax paper
  2. 2
    Preheat the oven to 325F.
  3. 3
    Beat the egg whites until frothyno morethen add the cream of tartar and carry on beating, Missus, until soft peaks are formed.
  4. 4
    Add the sugar a teaspoon at a time and whisk until the peaks can hold their shape and are shiny.
  5. 5
    Fold in the almonds, salt, vanilla, and coconut.
  6. 6
    The mixture will be sticky but should, all the same, hold its shape when clumped together.
  7. 7
    Form into clementine-sized domes, 2 to 3 inches in diameter.
  8. 8
    Dont make them too flat; they look best if you keep them nicely rounded, but this is really just a matter of personal taste, so follow your own.
  9. 9
    Cook for 20 minutes or until theyre just beginning to turn golden in parts.

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