Make coconut macaroons with only two ingredients. They're fun anytime.
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 24cookies
Calories 53kcal
Carbs (g): 8
Ingredients
1cansweetened condensed milk (14 ounces - aka Eagle Brand in the US, Leche Dulcera in Latin America)
1bagflaked or shredded coconut(14 ounces)
Instructions
Drop by teaspoons (these are very rich, don’t make them too large) onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Baking time will vary by brand of milk — some are slightly thinner than others and will take a few more minutes to bake. When done, there will be just a few golden spots on each cookie.
Remove from the oven and let sit on the cookie sheet for just a minute to firm up a bit, then remove to a plate or cooling rack.
Notes
Now for the fun — making macaroons for a special occasion! Use a few drops of food coloring when mixing the “dough,” and possibly add some props to the serving plate. Over the years I’ve created all sorts of scenes from just what was around the house/boat . . . and I’m not the world’s most artistic person! And the nice thing is that the whole “decorating” bit took me less than 5 minutes after the cookies were cool. Again, great for kids as an art project, maybe on a rainy day.Some of my ideas:
Easter (shown) — green food coloring to make “grass” and a few Peeps bunnies and some jelly beans scattered amongst the cookies on the plate
4th of July — red, white and blue cookies
Halloween — tint orange (red and yellow food coloring), press flat and use black paper cutouts to make jack-o-lanterns
Valentines — pink, red and white
Groundhog Day — tint brown with cocoa power (makes a wonderful chocolate flavor) and find a plastic “groundhog” to come out of the dirt
Any football game — color green and instead of making individual cookies, press into a solid layer on a cookie sheet and bake about 30 minutes. Use white decorator icing to mark out a football field on the “grass.”
Any game — tint in team colors
Christmas — red and green and maybe gold sprinkles — or toss some Hershey kisses onto the plate, too
Nutrition Facts
Coconut Macaroons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 53Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 5mg2%
Sodium 20mg1%
Potassium 61mg2%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 45IU1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Calcium 47mg5%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.