Made with both sweetened and unsweetened coconut these mounded treats are just the right amount of sweet.
Coconut Macaroons
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 bag (14 oz) sweetened shredded coconut (about 5 1/3 cups lightly packed)
- 1 1/2 cups finely shredded unsweetened coconut
- 3 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 egg whites, slightly beaten
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. Line 1 large or 2 small cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2In 1-quart saucepan, combine sugar, water and corn syrup. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 30 seconds to 1 minute, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in almond extract.
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Step3In large bowl, combine sweetened coconut and 1 cup of the unsweetened coconut. Pour sugar mixture over coconut; beat with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Add cream cheese and egg whites; beat on low speed until blended.
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Step4Place remaining 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut in shallow bowl. With moistened hands, firmly shape rounded tablespoonfuls of coconut mixture into balls; roll in unsweetened coconut to coat. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
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Step5Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.
Nutrition
150
Calories
10g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
12g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 150
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 90mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 12g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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