Best 9 Coconut Macaroons Ina Garten Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful flavors of coconut macaroons, a classic treat that combines the tropical essence of coconut with the delicate sweetness of meringue. These bite-sized wonders are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a casual gathering or a special celebration. Our collection of coconut macaroon recipes offers a variety of options, from traditional to unique twists, ensuring there's a perfect recipe for every taste. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey that will transport you to a tropical paradise with every bite.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

INA'S COCONUT MACAROONS



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This recipe comes from one of my many Barefoot Contessa cookbooks. I've tried many coconut macaroon recipes and this one is by far the best. For an extra special treat I have been known to dip the bottoms in bittersweet chocolate.

Provided by cookiebaker

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 50m

Yield 20 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 5

14 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 extra large egg whites, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Combine the coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla in a large bowl.
  • Whip the egg whites and salt on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until they make medium-firm peaks.
  • Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture.
  • Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper using either a 1 3/4-inch diameter ice cream scoop, or 2 teaspoons.
  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Cool on wire racks.

INA GARTEN'S COCONUT MACAROONS



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Copyright 2002, Barefoot Contessa Family Style, All Rights Reserved.

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     bake,dessert,eggs and dairy,snack

Time 35m

Yield 20 - 22 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

14 oz sweetened shredded coconut
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature
¼ tsp kosher salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
  • Combine the coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whip the egg whites and salt on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until they make medium-firm peaks. Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture.
  • Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper using either a 1 3/4-inch diameter ice cream scoop, or 2 teaspoons. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and serve.

BASIC COCONUT MACAROONS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 40m

Yield about 30 macaroons

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 large egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 14-ounce package sweetened shredded coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the egg whites, sugar, salt and vanilla in a large bowl until combined; fold in the coconut.
  • Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of the coconut mixture about 1 inch apart onto the baking sheet. Use your fingers to form into pyramids. Bake until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

COCONUT MADELEINES



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     dessert

Time 25m

Yield 24 madeleines

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter, to grease the pans, plus 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Thoroughly butter and flour the madeleine pans.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed for 3 minutes, or until light yellow and fluffy. Add 1/4 pound of butter and mix. Sift together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt, and stir into the batter with a rubber spatula. Stir in the coconut.
  • With a soup spoon, drop the batter into the pans, filling each shell almost full. Bake the madeleines for 10 to 12 minutes, until they spring back when pressed. Tap the madeleines out onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper and allow to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

COCONUT MACAROONS



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If you are a coconut lover, you'll want to make these moist, chewy macaroons all the time. Crisp on the outside and pillowy within, they take only a few minutes to put together and keep extremely well. Their perfect texture comes from fluffy sweetened coconut for softness and crunchier unsweetened coconut for more chewiness. Coconut flour, ubiquitous now because of gluten-free baking, is very absorbent and works beautifully to absorb the extra liquid that would otherwise run out of the macaroon, but matzo cake meal can be used during Passover and all-purpose flour any other time of year. Just double check that whatever you use is kosher for Passover.

Provided by Susan Spungen

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 40m

Yield About 18 macaroons

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup/151 grams granulated sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon melted virgin coconut oil or neutral oil, like safflower or grapeseed
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean (see Tips)
1 1/2 cups/128 grams sweetened flaked coconut (see Tips)
1 1/2 cups/128 grams shredded unsweetened coconut
2 tablespoons coconut flour, matzo cake meal or all-purpose flour (see Tips)
4 ounces/113.5 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Flaky salt, for sprinkling (optional)

Steps:

  • Position racks in the top and bottom of the oven and heat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk egg whites, salt and sugar until creamy, thick and white. Whisk in 1 tablespoon of the oil and the vanilla.
  • Fold in the flaked and shredded coconut and the flour, mixing well so the coconut is evenly moistened. At this point, the macaroons can be baked, but you can also refrigerate the mixture in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
  • Use a small 1-ounce cookie scoop to portion the coconut mixture (about 2 tablespoons per macaroon) and squeeze together in a ball. Space a few inches apart on the prepared sheets and rough up the texture a little with your fingers.
  • Bake, switching the pans from back to front and top to bottom, until golden on the bottom and toasty all over, 16 to 21 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets for a few minutes, then transfer the macaroons to a cooling rack close together. Set the rack over one of the baking sheets (keep the parchment on) to catch chocolate drips during drizzling. Cool the macaroons completely.
  • Melt the chocolate with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil in a small saucepan over low heat and stir well. Drizzle the macaroons with the chocolate. Let the chocolate set a little in a cool place or in the refrigerator before topping with flaky salt. The macaroons can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month.

COCONUT MACAROONS



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Almond extract boosts the coconut flavor of these streamlined macaroon cookies. Make them-dipped in chocolate or not-for your next holiday cookie swap.

Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Time 45m

Yield Makes 4 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

Refined coconut oil, melted, or neutral oil for preparing baking sheet
1 large egg white
1 tablespoon sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon almond extract
¾ cup sweetened flaked coconut
Special Equipment: Parchment paper

Steps:

  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 300°F. Lightly brush a baking sheet with oil, then line with parchment and brush the parchment with more oil.
  • Whisk together 1 large egg white, 1 tbsp. sugar, ¼ tsp. vanilla extract, ⅛ tsp. almond extract, and a pinch of salt until combined, then stir in ¾ cup coconut. Divide coconut mixture into fourths and drop in 4 mounds (about 2 inches apart) onto prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake until tops are pale golden in spots, 15 to 20 minutes, then carefully lift foil with cookies from baking sheet and transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes. Peel macaroons from parchment.

PERFECT COCONUT MACAROONS



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After falling in love with a local bakery's coconut macaroon, I attempted to create a duplicate version at home. This is what I came up with.

Provided by circoit

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Macaroon Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (14 ounce) package sweetened, flaked coconut
⅓ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 pinch salt
3 egg whites, room temperature
8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Blend coconut, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt in a food processor until combined, about 30 seconds.
  • Beat egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form.
  • Fold coconut mixture into egg whites until just combined.
  • Wet your hands. Roll spoonfuls of coconut mixture between palms to golf ball-size cookies; arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake cookies in the preheated oven until coconut is slightly golden and toasted, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, 30 minutes.
  • Line baking sheet with new piece of parchment paper.
  • Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
  • Dip half of each cookie in the chocolate and place on the prepared baking sheet. Place in refrigerator until chocolate is set, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 72.7 mg, Sugar 18.5 g

COCONUT MACAROONS



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Tasty macaroons are a great treat and can also be an elegant gift when placed in a container.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes 90

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 large egg whites
Pinch of salt
1 fourteen-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 fourteen-ounce bags shredded sweetened coconut

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 300 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg whites and salt until frothy, about 2 minutes. Add condensed milk and vanilla to egg-white mixture, and blend. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the coconut until well combined.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpats (French nonstick baking mats). Using a teaspoon and your fingers, form macaroons into 1 1/4-inch mounds about 1 inch apart.
  • Bake until macaroons are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to a cooling rack. Remove the macaroons from pan when cool, and place in decorated boxes, or store in an airtight container for up to a week.

FIRST-PLACE COCONUT MACAROONS



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These coconut macaroons are my husband's favorite and earned me a first-place ribbon at the county fair. I especially like the fact that this recipe makes a small enough batch for the two of us to nibble on without lots left over. -Penny Ann Habeck, Shawano, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 54 calories, Fat 2g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

Tips:

  • Use fresh coconut: Fresh coconut gives macaroons a more intense flavor and a chewier texture. If you don't have fresh coconut on hand, you can use unsweetened shredded coconut, but the flavor will be slightly less pronounced.
  • Toast the coconut: Toasting the coconut before adding it to the batter enhances its flavor and gives the macaroons a golden brown color. You can toast the coconut in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 5-7 minutes, or in a skillet over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Don't overbeat the egg whites: Overbeaten egg whites will make the macaroons tough. Beat them until they are stiff but still moist, with soft peaks.
  • Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking helps the macaroons hold their shape and prevents them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the macaroons at a low temperature: Macaroons are delicate cookies, so it's important to bake them at a low temperature to prevent them from overcooking. Bake them at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 18-20 minutes, or until they are golden brown on the bottom and set in the center.
  • Let the macaroons cool completely before serving: Macaroons are best enjoyed when they are completely cooled. Let them cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Conclusion:

Coconut macaroons are a delicious and easy-to-make cookie that is perfect for any occasion. They are made with just a few simple ingredients, and can be customized to your liking. With a little planning and effort, you can create delicious and impressive coconut macaroons that will be a hit with your family and friends.

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