Pomegranate Chocolate Chip Macaroons Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH POMEGRANATE SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla extract.
• Slowly add flour mixture to the large bowl until all ingredients are mixed together.
• Add the chocolate chips and pomegranate seeds.
• Using a cookie scoop or spoon, arrange dough on baking sheet (each cookie about 1.5 tablespoons of dough)
• Bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine condensed milk, almond extract, vanilla extract, salt, and egg white in a bowl. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Add about 2 1/3 cups shredded coconut. Mix with a spatula until mixture is sticky and holds together. Form into balls using a sorbet scoop.
• Roll balls in remaining coconut. Space macaroons evenly onto a silicone-lined baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature, at least 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place 3/4 of the chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the rest of the chocolate until it melts.
• Dip the base of each cooled macaroon about 1/8 inch into the chocolate. Place cookies, chocolate-side down, on parchment paper. Let chocolate harden completely.

CHOCOLATE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment or preferably silicon pad.
• Mix egg whites (unbeaten) with the ground almonds, cocoa and powdered sugar until you have a sticky but cohesive mixture.
• Fill a large bowl with cold water and dip your hands in it to wet them before rolling the mixture into little balls the size of small walnuts. You will probably have to redunk your hands to keep wetting them as you go.
• Arrange the macaroon-balls on the lined baking tray and put in the oven to bake for 11 minutes. It's hard to tell when they're ready, as they will seem squishy but they harden up a little as they cool, and anyway, they should be damp within; that's what makes them chewy, so don't worry that the macaroons look sticky underneath.

CHOCOLATE MACAROONS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Melt chocolate over low heat and let cool.
• In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Slowly add salt and sugar a little at a time, until mixture stands in peaks. Stir in vanilla. Fold in chocolate, coconut and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cookies should be soft in the center.

CHOCOLATE CHIP MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray cookie sheets with non-stick spray.
• Combine coconut, chocolate chips, milk and vanilla in medium bowl; mix until well blended.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Press dough gently with back of spoon to flatten slightly.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Let cookies cool for 1 minute before placing onto wire racks.

POMEGRANATE CHOCOLATE CHIP MACAROONS

Steps:

• For the pomegranate reduction: In a small saucepan, combine the pomegranate juice, peeled orange zest, cinnamon stick, star anise and cloves. Set over medium heat, bring to a low simmer and reduce to 1/2 cup. This will take 10 to 15 minutes; keep pouring the liquid into a measuring cup to check the amount. Discard the orange peel and spices and allow the liquid to cool to room temperature; set aside.
• For the macaroons: Heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease two sheet pans with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine the reduced pomegranate juice with the coconut, sugar, egg whites, chocolate chips, flour, grated orange zest, vanilla paste and salt. Mix with your hands, squeezing the mixture to completely combine.
• Shape the mixture into 16 large pyramids, pressing the mixture tightly together. Bake on the prepared sheet pans until the edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove immediately from the sheet pans and let cool to room temperature.
• Store the macaroons in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.