Coconut Pecan Macaroons
Coconut Pecan Macaroons are a traditional cookie made with coconut and is dipped and drizzled with chocolate.
Servings: 24 macaroons
Calories:
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- ½ tsp almond extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 4 cups coconut flakes
- ½ cup pecans, chopped
- 10 oz bag Ghirardelli chocolate wafers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy
- Add in sugar, flour, almond extract, and salt. Beat until combined
- Gently fold coconut flakes and pecans into mixture
- Drop by rounded tablespoon, 2" apart onto prepared baking sheet
- Bake for 14 minutes or until lightly golden brown
- Remove from oven and remove from baking sheet
- Once macaroons are cooled completely, heat half of the chocolate melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals until melted.
- Dip the bottom half of macaroons into the melted chocolate and place, chocolate side down, on parchment paper
- Drizzle chocolate over the top, let dry completely and enjoy.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home