Coconut Macaroons Or Macaroon Kisses Recipes

MACAROON KISSES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, orange juice and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 3-2/3 cups coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle. , Roll into 1-in. balls, then roll in remaining coconut. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. , Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

HOMEMADE MACAROON KISSES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 3 cups coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape into 1-in. balls and roll in the remaining coconut. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cool on pan 2-3 minutes or until chocolate is softened. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE KISSED COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
• In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together the coconut, flour and salt.
• Add the sweetened condensed milk, beaten egg white and vanilla. Mix well. The mixture will be stiff.
• Use a 1 1/2-2 tablespoon cookie or ice cream scoop to divide the cookie dough leaving at least 2 inches apart on the baking pan. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden. (You can also drop using a tablespoon.)
• Remove from the oven and let stand on the pan for 1-2 minutes, then gently press a candy kiss into the center.
• Remove immediatley to a wire rack to cool completely.

COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whip the egg whites and salt on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until they make medium-firm peaks. Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture. Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper using either a 1 3/4-inch diameter ice cream scoop, or 2 teaspoons. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and serve.

CHOCOLATE KISSED COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or grease well.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix together coconut, flour and salt.
• 3. Add vanilla and sweetened condensed milk. Batter will be stiff.
• 4. Drop onto cookie sheets by a tablespoon or 2 oz cookie scoop. Make sure they are rounded mounds of dough. You should have 24 cookies.
• 5. Bake 16 to 20 minutes until golden. Ovens may vary so keep an eye on them, they should be a rich golden brown when they are done.
• 6. Remove from the oven and gently press a candy kiss into the center of each cookie. Move to wire rack to cool.

COCONUT MACAROONS OR MACAROON KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil grease and flour foil.
• In bowl combine all ingredients and mix well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto baking sheet. Lightly flatten each wit ha spoon.
• Bake 15-17 minutes. Remove from pan (if you let them cool on pan they will stick).
• To make macaroon kisses Prepare as directed and press a solid milk chocolate candy piece in the center of each cookie while still hot.

AIP COCONUT MACAROON KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Beat yolks and erythritol until foamy.
• Add in the sweet potato starch and keep on mixing well until creamy.
• Keeping on mixing, add in the vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, orange juice and a pinch of stevia, baking soda and sodium bicarbonate.
• Add in the whites, mix well and lastly add in the coconut flour.
• When the batter is smooth and rather solid, transfer it into a pastry bag.
• Line a baking pan with parchment paper and squeeze out dollops of batter on the pan, swirling the pastry bag around so you can give it a circular shape.
• Sprinkle your AIP Coconut Macaroons with shredded coconut and bake for 18-20 minutes.
• When the AIP Coconut Macaroons are ready, take them out of the oven, place them on a griddle and let them cool down while you prepare the Prune Chocolate Filling.
• Blend the dried prunes together with the coconut milk until creamy.
• Melt the dark chocolate over very low heat. When melted, add in the blended prunes and mix well until smooth.
• Scoop a teaspoon of Prune & Chocolate Filling on the bottom of one of the AIP Macaroons and sandwich another one on top. Continue until finished and enjoy your amazing grain free dessert!

MACAROON KISS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar.
• Blend well, then add egg yolk, almond extract and orange juice; beat mixture well.
• Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Gradually add to the butter mixture and beat until well blended.
• Stir in 3 cups of the coconut; cover mixture and chill for 1 hour, or until firm to handle.
• Unwrap the kisses while chilling and heat oven to 350°.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls; roll them in remaining coconut.
• Place them on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and quickly press a kiss into each center.
• Let cool 1 minute, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.