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Coconut Macaroons

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Coconut MacaroonsSang An

We dressed up this chewy classic for the holidays with a festive, to-die-for drizzle of chocolate. Oats replace part of the coconut to make this a lowfat yet still satisfying goody.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 40 macaroons

Ingredients

Vegetable oil cooking spray

10

egg whites

2

cups unsweetened dried shredded coconut

2

cups plain quick-cooking oats

1

tablespoon vanilla extract

3

/4 cup sugar

1

/2 teaspoon salt

2

tablespoons bittersweet chocolate morsels

1

teaspoon trans-fat-free soft-tub margarine

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 3 baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside. Stir egg whites, coconut, oats, vanilla, sugar and salt in a bowl until well blended. Drop tablespoons of dough onto baking sheets, half an inch apart. Bake macaroons until light golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. Place chocolate morsels and margarine in a glass bowl or measuring cup. Microwave on high until chocolate melts completely, 40 to 50 seconds, or melt in a 350° oven 5 to 6 minutes. (Do not overheat chocolate or it will scorch.) Dip a metal teaspoon into warmed chocolate and gently drizzle chocolate over cookies in a zigzag pattern. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per macaroon: 52 calories
1.9 g fat
1.3 g saturated fat
7.4 g carbs
0.8 g fiber
1.6 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self