Coconut Macaroons

Kokosanki, or coconut macaroons, trace their origins back to the medieval Arab empire, where egg white and sugar cookies were made with ground almonds. Traders brought these to Italy, and from there, the style of cookie spread around Europe. It was in the late nineteenth century when dried coconut had become more readily available that the French started swapping out the almonds for coconut, and the rest is history. Nowadays they’re both a polarizing and inevitable Passover treat as well as