Cherry-Coconut Macaroons (1 WW point)
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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24 cookies
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1⁄4 teaspoon table salt
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1⁄2 cup dried cherries (or blueberries or cranberries)
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper coated with cooking spray.
- (Note: if you do not have parchment paper, simply coat cookie sheets with cooking spray.) Combine egg whites and salt in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer at low speed until egg whites are foamy, about 1 minute.
- Gradually add sugar, increasing the mixer speed until egg whites form stiff, glossy peaks (about 5-7 minutes) Fold in remaining ingredients.
- Make 24 cookies by dropping batter by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake until light golden brown, about 15 minutes.
- 2 cookies per serving (1 WW point per serving).
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Reviews
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First and foremost, these tasted great and were so easy to make. I just happened to have frozen some leftover egg whites so I defrosted them and made the recipe (sans the dried cherries since I didn't have any on hand). On a different note, I know that WW points system has changed recently, but when I do the calculations even discounting the dried cherries, I get 2 points -- which means these are one point per macaroon. This is a permanent addition to my cookbook and is a great treat for the WW points plan. Thanks Trixyinaz!
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I doubled the recipe and didn't quite get 48 cookies, but nonetheless they were very good. I added some additional flour so the cookies held together a bit better (probably needed it because of doubling). Also, instead of dried cherries I used a mixture of dried pineapple, mango, and papaya to make a truly tropical treat! (sunmaid raisin people make a something called tropical trio so that's what I used). Anyway, DH and his work buddies loved them and we will definitely make them again.
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Tweaks
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I doubled the recipe and didn't quite get 48 cookies, but nonetheless they were very good. I added some additional flour so the cookies held together a bit better (probably needed it because of doubling). Also, instead of dried cherries I used a mixture of dried pineapple, mango, and papaya to make a truly tropical treat! (sunmaid raisin people make a something called tropical trio so that's what I used). Anyway, DH and his work buddies loved them and we will definitely make them again.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Trixyinaz
United States