Coconut Macaroon Cookies Recipe
These are the BEST Coconut Macaroons! Bakery-style, perfect, and dipped in chocolate! They are egg-free, soft, chewy, and FULL of coconut. Omitting the eggs from these Coconut Macaroons makes them more dense and the perfect bakery style cookie!
Servings: 24
Calories: 107kcal
Cost: $6
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup (82g) flour
- 5 ½ cups (402g) shredded sweetened coconut
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 14 ounce can (396g) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 4 ounces (113g) white or semi-sweet baking chocolate or a combination of both or almond bark
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat baking mats.
- Stir flour, coconut, and salt. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and both extracts. Stir until combined.
- Drop 2 tablespoon balls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets. These do not spread so you can crowd them close together. Wet your hands slightly and push down any sticking up or out single pieces of coconut as these might burn.
- Bake for about 11 minutes, until the bottoms are golden and the tops start to turn the tiniest bit golden. Cool completely before eating or dipping.
- To dip: melt chocolate according to package directions. I like to melt my chocolate on 50% power in 30 second increments, stirring after each, until it’s melted and smooth. Add a teaspoon of vegetable oil or crisco if needed to get it to melt smoother. Dip the bottoms or tops of each macaroon in chocolate. Let dry.
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Notes
- The mixture is easy to stir and scoop. I like to make large 2-tablespoon size macaroons but you can make them smaller as well.
- Make sure to wet your fingers and press in any little coconut tails sticking out of the cookie balls, those will burn.
- You can make Gluten-Free Macaroons by swapping 1:1 Gluten Free AP flour (i.e. Bob's Red Mill).
- I like to melt chocolate in a disposable Dixie brand bowl. The bowls can be microwaved and makes cleanup a breeze.
- Use baking chocolate NOT chocolate chips. Baking chocolate melts better and hardens better.
- Use white baking chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate or milk.
- Cover a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper (or your silpat liners) to place your dipped cookies on.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 863mg | Sugar: 16g