Coconut Macaroons
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Light, sweet and oh so coconuty, there’s no doubt why coconut macaroons are a must for Passover. They're delicious dipped in chocolate too!
Course:
Cookies
Cuisine:
American, Jewish
Keyword:
coconut cookies, macaroons
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 68 kcal
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 vanilla bean, scraped and pod discarded
- 7 oz sweetened coconut flakes
- 6 oz unsweetened coconut flakes
- *melted semi-sweet chocolate for drizzling (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line two sheet pans with parchment.
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Add egg whites to a clean, dry bowl and whip with the whisk attached to soft peaks.
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Slowly add the sugar to the whipped egg whites, then the salt, and continue to beat until you have stiff peaks.
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Add the scraped vanilla bean and the coconut flakes to the bowl. Use a spatula to carefully fold until just combined.
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Using a 1 1/2 inch scoop or a spoon to place rounded mounds of the batter on the lined pans. Bake for about 15 mins or until the cookies are set and just beginning to brown.
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Drizzle with chocolate if desired.
Recipe Notes
Special equipment: 1 1/2 inch scoop
- Make sure your bowl is dry and grease-free so the egg whites will whip properly. A glass or stainless steel bowl is ideal.
- Don’t let any egg yolk slip into the whites as they won’t whip up well. If a drop drips in, use a part of the cracked shell to remove it.
- A room temperature egg white will whip to a greater volume than a just-out-of-the-refrigerator one.
- Once you reach stiff peaks in your meringue, be gentle when you fold in the remaining ingredients so you don’t deflate the batter.
- An ice cream scoop is ideal for perfectly formed, consistent cookies.
- To easily scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean, slice it lengthwise on one side only. Open it like a book and use the back of your knife to scrape the seeds in one downward stroke.
Nutrition Facts
Coconut Macaroons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 68
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Sodium 53mg2%
Potassium 49mg1%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.