Fourth day in a row posting after nothing for a month, yeay! I think I am getting back in the swing of things finally. Unfortunately I seem to be coming down with some sort of bug which is hindering me, plus I managed to forget my Dad’s birthday yesterday – so an extra happy birthday to him!
I threw together Ina Garten’s coconut macaroons the other day. As far as cookies go these are pretty low fat if you care about such things – and I know this time of year a lot of us do. I really liked the way they turned out. However they were a little sweet for me, so since it took two packages of coconut I thought next time I would use one sweetened and one unsweetened. Also the 14oz of condensed milk I found equal to a 300ml can.
(makes 2 dozen)
14 ounces sweetened shredded coconut
300ml sweetened condensed milk
1t pure vanilla extract
2 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature
1/4t salt
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine the coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whip the egg whites and salt on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until they make medium-firm peaks. Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture.
Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper in approximately 2 teaspoon sized. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and serve.
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I love macaroons and I’m glad you’re in the swing of blogging.
I’m sure these would work without the condensed milk if you wanted them less sweet.
I just got my first Ina Garten cookbook, and I’m excited to try out some of her recipes. These cookies look like the perfect macaroons!
These look good! I am just getting into coconut. I have bookmarked these to try later.
I think these are my absolute favourite cookie. Ina’s recipes seem to always turn out well!! I’ll look forward to many more delicious recipes from your kitchen in 2008 now that you are back into the swing of things!
Deborah – you will definitely like Ina’s recipes!
Kevin – try coconut milk – I just love the stuff