Coconut Flakes<\/strong>. One cup of sweetened coconut flakes. The coconut to use for this recipe is the bagged sweetened kind in the baking aisle, usually in the blue bag. Don’t use the desiccated (dried) coconut from the bulk bin because it doesn’t have any sugar and the recipe will not turn out the same way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Sugar<\/strong>. Three tablespoons of granulated sugar to sweeten the mixture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Flour<\/strong>. Just one tablespoon of flour to hold the coconut macaroon dough together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Egg White<\/strong>. One egg white from one large egg. Reserve the egg yolk for another recipe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Almond Extract<\/strong>. The smallest amount of almond extract (1\/4 teaspoon) really brings out the coconut flavor, just trust me on this!<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Chocolate (optional)<\/strong>. It’s entirely optional, but if you would like to dip the bottom of each coconut macaroon in chocolate, chop up 1.5 ounces of semisweet chocolate, melt it on LOW in the microwave or a double boiler, and dip each coconut macaroon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How to Make Coconut Macaroons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Combine the coconut, sugar, flour, egg white, and almond extract in a medium bowl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mix very well by hand with a spatula or wooden spoon (no hand mixers here!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Evenly divide the dough into 6 mounds, and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bake at 350 until all of the coconut macaroons are golden brown on all sides. Let cool completely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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If you want to dip these coconut macaroons in chocolate, add the chocolate to a small dish and microwave on LOW until melty, stirring frequently. Alternatively, you can use a double boiler to melt the chocolate. Dip each cookie in the chocolate, and then place them on the parchment paper to set. You can move them to the fridge to speed things up, if you need to.<\/p>\n\n\n