Dessert Recipe: Easy Coconut Macaroons

(Extremely Easy!) Coconut Macaroons

Sooo, about a week ago I whipped up these little babies. If you like coconut, you are sure enjoy macaroons. Good thing they were going to a friend - I probably would've eaten the entire batch. Not to be confused with the ever elegant French Macaroon, however, they are much easier (and cheaper!) to prepare.

Recipe  from Baker's
14 oz (approx. 5 and 1/3 cups)  Flaked coconut (sweetened)
2/3 c sugar*
6 Tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp salt
4 egg whites
1 tsp almond extract

Mix coconut, sugar, flour, and salt in large bowl. Stir in egg whites and almond extract until mixed well. Drop by tablespoonful onto cookie sheets (I like to line my cookie sheet with parchment paper.)

Bake at 325 Fahrenheit for 20 min or til edges are golden brown. Remove, cool, and ENJOY! :-)

*you could definitely use less sugar or "diet sugar" as I did. I would like to experiment and use unsweetened coconut as it's a bit healthier.

PS.. apologies for the poorly edited photos. Hoping to get my laptop soon!

Chocolate Candy Kiss Cookies

I made these little bundles of chocolaty, confectionery sweetness for a friend recently and she totally loved them. They melt in your mouth and are completely easy to make.



Just out of the oven



Roll in the confectioner's sugar





 Ingredients

2 1/2 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 lb butter - unsalted (2 sticks)
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 c finely chopped walnuts
30-40 chocolate Hershey's Kisses**
Confectioners (10x) sugar

**If Hershey's Kisses are not available where you are, any chunk of milk chocolate will work fine.

Mix flour and salt together. Add butter and mix til crumbly. Add sugar, egg, vanilla, and chopped nuts.

Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.

Shape dough around the Hershey kisses and roll into small balls. You can do this by flattening a little mound of dough in your hand, placing the kiss in the center and forming the dough around it.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 13-16 minutes OR until slightly brown on top (some ovens take more or less time depending if it's gas or electric). Cool completely.

Roll in confectioners sugar.



Enjoy!