First-Place Coconut Macaroons

Name: First-Place Coconut Macaroons
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/3 cups sweetened shredded coconut; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 large egg whites, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 20 min./batch YIELD: about 1-1/2 dozen.

These coconut macaroon cookies earned me a first-place ribbon at the county fair. They remain my husband's favorites—whenever I make them to give away, he always asks me where his batch is! I especially like the fact that this recipe makes a small enough batch for the two of us to nibble on. —Penny Ann Habeck, Shawano, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 large egg whites, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour and salt. Add egg whites and vanilla; mix well.
2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 54 calories, 2g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 41mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

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