Cranberry Almond Macaroons Recipe

Cranberry Almond Macaroons Recipe Cranberry Almond Macaroons Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

You'll relish this guilt-free take on a classic cookie, enhanced with cranberries and luscious dark chocolate. “My son is diabetic, and he loves these,” says Ramona Cornell of Levittown, New York. “A co-worker calls them 'a piece of coconut heaven'.”

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Cranberry Almond Macaroons Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min. + standing
  • Yield: 11 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • Sugar substitute equivalent to 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped almonds
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions

  • Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add extract; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar substitute on high until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold in the coconut, cranberries and almonds.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 10-15 minutes or until set. Cool for 15 minutes before carefully removing from pan to a wire rack.
  • Spread about 1 teaspoon melted chocolate on the bottom of each cookie. Place on waxed paper with chocolate side up; let stand until set. Yield: 11 cookies.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 91 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 33 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Cranberry Almond Macaroons in Cooking for 2 Fall 2007, p56

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Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by N.Camp

I loved these! It was great that it made a small batch, just when you need a little nosh. :-) The almonds & cranberries were such an added bonus to the texure. Using dark chocolate for the bottoms was good too. Will be making again, and again.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by vesm67@hotmail.com

I have made this twice already and everyone that tastes them loves them. Wish you had the nutrition facts with the recipe though.

 
 

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