Coconut Macaroons

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Simple Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 2002

  • About

You can’t get much simpler than this: three little ingredients turned into crisp little coconut biscuits to serve with coffee, poached fruits, or the little lemon pots.

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 160 g

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Whisk the egg whites, sugar and coconut together in a bowl until they lightly come together. With wet hands, press the mixture into a flat, square shape about 1 cm high, on a board.

Cut out twelve 4 or 5 cm rounds, using a small pastry cutter or upturned liqueur glass, and place on a lightly oiled or non-stick baking tray.

Bake in the centre of the