Monday, December 17, 2007

Coconut Macaroons

Ingredients :

One 7-ounce bag shredded coconut (2 2/3 cups)
1 cup sliced natural almonds
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large egg whites
1 teaspoon almond extract

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
Into large bowl, measure coconut, almonds, sugar, and salt. With spoon, mix until combined. Stir in egg whites and almond extract until well blended.
2. Drop mixture by heaping tablespoons, about 2 inches apart, on cookie sheets. Place cookie sheets on 2 oven racks. Bake cookies 20 to 25 minutes until golden, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking time. With pancake turner, remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Store cookies in tightly covered container.

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