Coconut Macaroon Cookies (Gift Mix in a Jar)
photo by AZPARZYCH
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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36 cookies
- Serves:
- 18
ingredients
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JAR Ingredients
- 1.23 ml salt
- 59.14 ml flour, plus
- 29.58 ml flour
- 157.80 ml sugar
- 1261.73 ml sweetened flaked coconut
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ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS (to be added by the recipient)
- 4 egg whites
- 4.92 ml almond extract
directions
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Creating the Gift in a Jar:
- Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
- Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the salt, flour, sugar and then the flaked coconut - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
- Secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
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COCONUT MACAROON COOKIES GIFT TAG:
- Additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 4 egg whites and 1 tsp almond extract.
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COOKIE INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 325; grease and flour a baking sheet.
- Place the contents of the jar into a large bowl, and stir in the egg whites and almond extract until well blended.
- Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges are light brown in color.
- Immediately transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 1week.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mom2Rose
Flint, Michigan