Macadamia Macaroons Recipes

FIRST-PLACE COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour and salt. Add egg whites and vanilla; mix well., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

PREMIUM MACADAMIA MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Mix coconut and nuts and spread across a 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring frequently. Allow to cool completely. Can be made ahead of time.
• Reheat oven to 350°F Mix milk and vanilla in large bowl. Add coconut mixture and cracker crumbs and mix well.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Add to coconut mixture, stirring gently until well blended.
• Drop rounded tablespoons of the coconut mixture, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks and allow to completely cool.
• Melt chocolate in microwave oven and, using a teaspoon, drizzle over cookies. Place cookies in wax-lined shallow pan and refrigerate until chocolate has set.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, mix the first six ingredients. Stir in egg whites, corn syrup and vanilla until blended. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set and dry to the touch, 15-20 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

MACADAMIA MACAROONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spread coconut and macadamias into 15x10x1-inch pan. Bake 10 min. or until lightly toasted, stirring frequently. Cool.
• Combine milk and vanilla in large bowl. Add coconut mixture and cracker crumbs; mix well. Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Add to coconut mixture; stir gently until well blended. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake 12 to 14 min. or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cookies. Place in waxed paper-lined shallow pan. Refrigerate until chocolate is set.

PARADISE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Combine the coconut with the sweetened condensed milk, salt and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add the sugar and continue to whip the whites until medium peaks form, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Gently fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture. Scoop tablespoon-sized mounds onto a parchment-lined half sheet pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately transfer the parchment with the macaroons to a cooling rack. Cool completely before topping.
• Fill a 4-quart pot with enough water to come 2 inches up the side, set over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Combine the chocolate chips and shortening in a small metal or glass mixing bowl and set over the simmering pot. Stir occasionally until melted, then remove from the heat.
• Dip the cooled cookies in the chocolate mixture, sprinkle with the chopped macadamia nuts and place on parchment paper to set, about 30 minutes.