Triple Coconut Macadamia Macaroons Recipes

TRIPLE COCONUT MACAROONS & CHOCOLATE-DIPPED COCONUT MACAROON

Steps:

• Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and lightly spray parchment with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
• Whisk together cream of coconut, corn syrup, egg whites, vanilla, and salt in small bowl; set aside. Combine unsweetened and sweetened coconuts in large bowl; toss together, breaking up clumps with fingertips. Pour liquid ingredients into coconut and mix with rubber spatula until evenly moistened. Chill dough for 15 minutes.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of batter onto parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Form cookies into loose haystacks with fingertips, moistening hands with water as necessary to prevent sticking. Bake until light golden brown, about 15 minutes, turning cookie sheets from front to back and switching from top to bottom racks halfway through baking.
• Cool cookies on cookie sheets until slightly set, about 2 minutes; remove to wire rack with metal spatula.
• Chocolate-dipped:.
• Cool cookies to room temperature on wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Melt 8 ounces chocolate in small heatproof bowl set over pan of almost-simmering water, stirring once or twice, until smooth. (To melt chocolate in microwave, heat at 50 percent power for 3 minutes and stir. If chocolate is not yet entirely melted, heat an additional 30 seconds at 50 percent power.) Remove from heat; stir in remaining 2 ounces chocolate until smooth. Holding macaroon by pointed top, dip bottom and ½ inch up sides of each cookie in chocolate, scrape off excess with finger and place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate until chocolate sets, about 15 minutes.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, mix the first six ingredients. Stir in egg whites, corn syrup and vanilla until blended. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set and dry to the touch, 15-20 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees, Generously grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites and salt. until foamy. Whisk in condensed milk and vanilla.
• Fold in coconut and 1 cup of semisweet chips and 1 cup white chocolate chips.
• Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes, remove from pans and let cool completely.
• Melt remaining chocolate chips in microwave and dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate to coat. Allow to harden on waxed paper.

FIRST-PLACE COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour and salt. Add egg whites and vanilla; mix well., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

PREMIUM MACADAMIA MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Mix coconut and nuts and spread across a 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring frequently. Allow to cool completely. Can be made ahead of time.
• Reheat oven to 350°F Mix milk and vanilla in large bowl. Add coconut mixture and cracker crumbs and mix well.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Add to coconut mixture, stirring gently until well blended.
• Drop rounded tablespoons of the coconut mixture, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks and allow to completely cool.
• Melt chocolate in microwave oven and, using a teaspoon, drizzle over cookies. Place cookies in wax-lined shallow pan and refrigerate until chocolate has set.