Snowballs

9 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut (4 oz)
  • 1 cup finely grated unsweetened coconut (3 oz)
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 30 (1/2-inch) squares fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened; from a 3 1/2-oz bar)
  • About 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • Special equipment: parchment paper

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. 2
    Pulse sweetened and unsweetened coconuts, granulated sugar, and salt together in a food processor until flaked coconut is finely chopped.
  3. 3
    Add whites and water and pulse until mixture is moistened and holds together when squeezed.
  4. 4
    Roll level tablespoons of coconut mixture into balls with wet hands (you'll need to rinse your hands every 3 or 4 balls).
  5. 5
    Make an indentation in center of each ball and insert a piece of chocolate, then pinch hole closed and reroll into a ball.
  6. 6
    Arrange balls 1 inch apart on a parchment-lined large baking sheet.
  7. 7
    Bake macaroons in middle of oven until bottoms are golden and balls are puffed but still white, 13 to 15 minutes.
  8. 8
    Slide macaroons on parchment to a rack to cool completely, then peel off paper.
  9. 9
    Dust macaroons lightly with confectioners sugar just before serving.

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