Festive Coconut Macaroons
"These are so pretty for Christmas-giving. They add so much to a cookie plate. I got the recipe from one of those little books at the cash register in the grocery store. I don't remember which one."
Original is 24 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (47.7 g)
- Calories 343.2
- Total Fat - 36.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 31.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 3.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 5.8 g
- Protein - 0.1 g
- Calcium - 1.2 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Grease and lightly flour cookie sheet.
Step 2
In large bowl, beat egg whites till foamy; add sugar, flour, salt and almond; blend well.
Step 3
Stir in coconut and both cherries.
Step 4
Drop by scant tablespoonsfuls 2" apart on the cookie sheet and bake in a 325 degree oven for 13-17 minutes or till set and only lightly golden; remove immediately to a rack to cool.
Tips
No special items needed.