Receta Countdown to Christmas: Mad-Easy Macaroons
Amy writes: Some women won't admit what I'm about to admit, but I think I can do it. Let me take a deep breath. Okay, ready?
I have a lot in common with my mother. There. I said it. Well.
One of the many things we have in common is our love of coconut, and that is probably why she recently emailed me a recipe for coconut macaroons.
As many daughters might, I had my suspicions that she wasn't sending it to me merely out of the goodness of her heart. I thought perhaps it may be a subtle hint that she would like to see these on our Christmas Eve dessert table. Chris thought so too. And since they fall into the quick-and-easy theme we seem to have going this year, we decided to make them. (Just for you, Mom!)
Mix ingredients in a bowl
Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet
and bake 8-10 minutes
Cool on parchment-lined wire racks
She found this particular recipe at the website Just A Pinch, but when I browsed around the Internet, I found several very similar recipes. What I particularly love about this one is that there are only four ingredients. That, and the preparation only takes about two minutes. Oh, and they only need to be baked for 8-10 minutes. Which is to say, they are "mad-easy," which is why I've dubbed them "Mad-Easy Macaroons." And they are also really tasty - moist, chewy, and full of coconut and almond flavor. So next time either I or my mother have a craving for coconut, we know that craving can be satisified in about a half hour. How great is that?
Mad-Easy Macaroons
Ingredients:
- 2 (7-ounce) packages sweetened flake coconut
- (aka "angel flake")
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine condensed milk and extracts. Mix well. Add coconut. Mix well. Drop by round teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets and place on parchment-covered cooling racks. Store loosely covered at room temp.