All-American Coconut Macaroons

Name: All-American Coconut Macaroons
Yield: Makes about 50 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup egg whites (about 3 or 4 large eggs); 2 teaspoons lemon juice; Pinch salt; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 5 ounces (about 2 cups) unsweetened shredded coconut

Preparation info

Makes about
50
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

This is another recipe from my friend Kyra Effren, a champion cookie baker. Unsweetened coconut is called for, easier to find in a health food store than in the supermarket.

Ingredients

½ cup egg whites (about 3 or 4 large eggs)
Pinch salt

Americas
Europe
Italy
United States
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Cookies
Mediterranean

Method

Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip together on medium speed the egg whites, salt, and lemon juice until white, opaque, and begin