I have a confession….I don’t think I have actually ever had a macaroon. Is that weird? I have seen them and heard so much about them, but I don’t ever remember tasting them. (And, I think I would definitely remember tasting something that looks as delicious as this!)
Image courtesy of allrecipes.com
This recipe came from allrecipes.com and I have a feeling I will be making them very soon! How can you go wrong with coconut? I love it! They seem so light and airy. I bet I could eat like 20 
INGREDIENTS
- 1 (14 ounce) package BAKER’S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour baking sheets; set aside. Mix coconut, sugar, flour and salt in large bowl. Stir in egg whites and almond extract until well blended.
- Drop coconut mixture into 36 mounds, 2 inches apart, on prepared baking sheets, using about 1 tablespoonful of the coconut mixture for each mound.
- Bake 20 min. or until edges are golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely.
FOOTNOTES
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Tip
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Cherry-Topped Macaroons
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Prepare as directed, pressing 1 candied cherry into top of each mound of coconut mixture on baking sheet before baking.
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Chocolate-Dipped Macaroons
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Prepare Coconut Macaroons as directed. Cool. Melt 1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate as directed on package. Dip cookies halfway into chocolate; let excess chocolate drip off. Let stand at room temperature or refrigerate on wax paper-covered tray 30 min. or until chocolate is firm.
I confess that I’ve never had a macaroon either! I actually picked up some at Trader Joe’s the other day, then checked out the ingredients and saw that they had high-fructose corn syrup in there (not a big fan!), so I put them back on the shelf
I may have to try making them on my own…good idea 
You have to try macaroons now! They are so incredibly good!
My mom makes something similar to this every year for jewish holidays. She adds chocolate chips and white chocolate chips, the white chocolate chip ones are my favorite. You should try these very soon.
You’ve never had a macaroon? You are so deprived! I don’t put flour in mine though.