Triple Coconut Macaroons & Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroon Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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Submitted by swissms

"From Cook's Illustrated. Be sure to mix the cream of coconut thoroughly before using (shake cans), as the mixture separates upon standing. Unsweetened desiccated coconut is commonly sold in natural food stores or Asian markets. If you are unable to find any, use all sweetened flaked or shredded coconut, but reduce the amount of cream of coconut to ½ cup, omit the corn syrup, and toss 2 tablespoons cake flour with the coconut before adding the liquid ingredients. For larger macaroons, shape haystacks from a generous ¼ cup of batter and increase the baking time to 20 minutes. For the chocolate-dipped: Using the two-stage melting process for the chocolate helps ensure that it will be at the proper consistency for dipping the cookies. // Note: Be sure to use sweetened cream of coconut as this is the primary sweetener for the macaroons."

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Ready In:
35mins

Ingredients:
8
Yields:

48 one-inch cookies

Serves:
24

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ingredients

  • 1 cup cream of coconut (sweetened cream of coconut, not coconut milk)
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 4 large egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups unsweetened shredded desiccated coconut
  • 3 cups sweetened flaked coconut (about 8 ounces)
  • Chocolate-Dipped

  • 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (optional)

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directions

  • Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and lightly spray parchment with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
  • Whisk together cream of coconut, corn syrup, egg whites, vanilla, and salt in small bowl; set aside. Combine unsweetened and sweetened coconuts in large bowl; toss together, breaking up clumps with fingertips. Pour liquid ingredients into coconut and mix with rubber spatula until evenly moistened. Chill dough for 15 minutes.
  • Drop heaping tablespoons of batter onto parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Form cookies into loose haystacks with fingertips, moistening hands with water as necessary to prevent sticking. Bake until light golden brown, about 15 minutes, turning cookie sheets from front to back and switching from top to bottom racks halfway through baking.
  • Cool cookies on cookie sheets until slightly set, about 2 minutes; remove to wire rack with metal spatula.
  • Chocolate-dipped:

  • Cool cookies to room temperature on wire rack, about 30 minutes.
  • Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Melt 8 ounces chocolate in small heatproof bowl set over pan of almost-simmering water, stirring once or twice, until smooth. (To melt chocolate in microwave, heat at 50 percent power for 3 minutes and stir. If chocolate is not yet entirely melted, heat an additional 30 seconds at 50 percent power.) Remove from heat; stir in remaining 2 ounces chocolate until smooth. Holding macaroon by pointed top, dip bottom and ½ inch up sides of each cookie in chocolate, scrape off excess with finger and place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate until chocolate sets, about 15 minutes.

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  1. Do these freeze well?

    Kim B.

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Reviews

  1. Awesome recipe! For logistical reasons I had to sub in light agave syrup for the corn syrup which meant using half as much, lowering the temp to 350, but they came out great! Chewy, coconutty and pretty to look at. My warning to future generations is absolutely bake these on parchment and do spritz them with cooking spray -- silicone mats don't work for these (I tried both ways and parchment wins by a mile.)

    Patrick T.

  2. The first reviwer who was disapointed and said they were not sweet oviously used coconut MILK, not cream of coconut. Cream of coconut is in the mixed drnk section of the store, look for a brand like coco lopez. Cream of coconut is Very sweet, were as coconut milk is not sweet at all, and slighty salty. This is agreat recipe I have made dozens of times to rave reviews!

    PassionFlour

  3. Absolutely great macaroons, these! I was tempted to make all the coconut sweetened after reading the previous review), but decided to stick to the ingredients as given (half sweetened & half not), & was happy that I did ~ The sweetness from the cream of coconut, the corn syrup, the 3 cups of sweetened coconut, AND the chocolate was plenty for my sweet tooth to enjoy! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

    Sydney Mike

  4. The macaroons tasted different from what I'm used to in regards to macaroons. They weren't as sweet and were slightly too salty. The chocolate definitely helps! I made these as a dessert option for a luau. They were the least popular.

    ShaGun

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A macaron is a meringue-based sandwich cookie that is tinted with food coloring. A macaroon is a drop cookie made with shredded coconut. The preparation for these two cookies is also very different. Macarons require multiple steps and painstaking precision, while a batch of coconut macaroons is very easy to prepare.

What's the difference between a macaron and a chocolate macaroon? ›

A macaron is a sandwich-like cookie that's filled with jam, ganache, or buttercream. A macaroon is a drop cookie made using shredded coconut. The preparation for each of these cookies is incredibly different, even though they start out with many of the same ingredients.

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Macarons last for 7 days at ambient temperature and for up to 7 weeks in the fridge, so they do have quite a good shelf life. However, when storing them at ambient temperature, it is probably best to keep them in an airtight plastic container, to keep as much air out as possible so that they don't dry out.

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Once cooled, the shells are filled with a buttercream or ganache filling. Why do macarons seem to be so expensive? Macarons are typically more expensive than other baked goods due to their labor-intensive preparation, high-quality ingredients, and delicate nature.

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They should be just fine if you leave them out on the counter in an airtight container. They'll definitely soften up a little bit, but they'll be perfectly delicious. If you're planning on eating your macaroons within 2 weeks, then definitely go ahead and keep your coconut macaroons in the refrigerator.

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Proper Scottish Macaroons are a potato fondant, dipped in chocolate and coated in coconut. The potato part is quite random but as potatoes are mostly water (about 80%, according to my fact-checking Google search), they actually make a pretty perfect fondant base, alongside of tonne of icing sugar.

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Macaroon is an English derivation of the french word "Macaron". The most popular story of this treat is an American twist of french macaron.

What's the difference between French macarons and coconut macaroons? ›

Both cookies are made with egg whites, sugar, a few drops of vanilla and a pinch of salt. However, macarons are typically made with finely ground blanched almonds, while macaroons are made with sweetened flaked coconut.

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