Coconut Cookie Recipe like Chocolate Coconut Cookies if Learning How to Make Cookies

A coconut cookie recipe was just not one of my favorite cookies when I was young; or for that matter anything with coconut in it. Over the years, I have acquired a taste for everything with coconut in it. Maybe that was inherited from my dad!

The following coconut macaroon cookie recipe is one of my favorite cookie recipes. The word “macaroon” means a very light baked confection and that is exactly what this cookie is. These can be made with ground nuts instead of the coconut which is how the original ones were made. Both are good but I prefer the coconut. They are very light and chewy. This is also a good cookie recipe for those who need to be on a diet free of white flour because it is a flourless cookie recipe. When adding to my Christmas cookie recipes, I give each one of this coconut cookie recipe a bit of Christmas color by toping with a maraschino cherry.

COCONUT MACAROON COOKIE RECIPE

This is one of the delicious flourless cookie recipes.

• ½ Cup egg whites


• 1 ¼ Cups sugar


• ¼ Teaspoon salt


• ½ Teaspoon almond extract or vanilla


• 2 ½ Cups coconut or ground almonds

Maraschino cherries, rinse, drain and dry on paper towels.

Preheat oven to 325F degrees.

Place egg whites in a glass or metal mixing bowl. Beat whites until frothy and begin slowly adding the sugar. Keep beating until very stiff peaks form. Fold in the salt, flavor and coconut or nuts until blended. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased brown baking paper (or I use wax paper) and top each with a cherry. Bake about 20 minutes or until set and light brown. If using paper, remove cookie from pan on the paper, lay a wet towel on the hot pan and place the paper with cookie on the wet towel. The steam will loosen the cookies so you can remove them with a spatula.

COCONUT COOKIE RECIPE with flour

• 2 Cups flour


• ½ Teaspoon salt


• 2 Teaspoons baking powder


• ½ Cup softened butter


• 1 Cup sugar


• 2 Eggs


• ½ Teaspoon vanilla


• 1 ½ Cups coconut

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.

Combine flour mixture with creamed mixture; mix until well blended.

Add coconut and mix until well blended; refrigerate for 1 hour.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet; flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.

Bake about 12 minutes or until set in center.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT COOKIE RECIPE

• 1 Cup sweetened condensed milk


• 4 Cups sweetened shredded coconut


• 2/3 Cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips


• 1 Teaspoon vanilla


• ½ Teaspoon almond extract

Preheat oven to 325F degrees.

Using a no stick cooking spray, lightly grease cookie sheet.

Combine sweetened condensed milk and coconut; mix well by hand. (Will be gooey)

Add chocolate chips, vanilla and almond; stir until well blended.

Drop by teaspoon onto prepared cookie sheet one inch apart.

Bake about 12 minutes or until lightly browned; remove from pan and let set until cold.

Store in airtight container.

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