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Coconut-Almond Macaroons

These dainty cookies are packed with flavor. Who would guess that each tasty morsel has only 30 calories and 1 gram of fat?

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Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 50 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

3: egg whites

1/4: teaspoon cream of tartar

1/8: teaspoon salt

3/4: cup sugar

1/4: teaspoon almond extract

2: cups flaked coconut

12: candied cherries, each cut into fourths, if desired

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 300ºF. Cover cookie sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat. Pour into medium bowl. Fold in almond extract and coconut.
2 Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto cookie sheet. Place 1 cherry piece on each cookie. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or just until edges are light brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from foil to wire rack.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Top each cookie with a macadamia nut instead of a cherry for a tropical treat.

Dip one end of each macaroon into melted chocolate for a touch of indulgence.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 30
Calories from Fat: 10 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 1 g; 1 %
(Saturated Fat 1 g, 1 % ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 20 mg; 20 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 5 g; 5 %
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% ),
Protein: 0g; 0%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Fruit;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 10/11/2010 3:45:58 PM REPORT ABUSE Student_Baker said:

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Made these for my Mom for her birthday and she loved them! I used a chocolate chip on top instead of the cherry. I lined the cookie sheets with foil and found that a lot of them were sticking or ripping the foil trying to get them off. I will use parchment paper next time. Macaroons aren't the easiest cookies to execute, but worth it in the end!

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Posted 1/1/2008 9:54:46 PM REPORT ABUSE warinermom said:

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my little brother loves these cookies so much that I made these cookies for his christmas present

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Posted 8/22/2007 9:50:29 AM REPORT ABUSE Ingrid987 said:

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Took me a couple tries to get it right (when they say DO NOT UNDERBEAT, they mean it; besides its a good workout for your arm if you''re using a hand mixer like I do). But they were phenomenal (even my mess-ups were tasty). I used a variety I found in one of the BC cookbooks (1/4 tsp mint extract and 6 oz chocolate chips- -I used minis- -and omit coconut).

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