Chocolate Cherry Holiday Macaroons


Description:
Featured on our 2005 Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie Tour, you don't have to wait for the holidays to try them!

Ingredients:
2/3 cup diced maraschino cherries
3 cups firmly packed coconut flakes
2/3 cup sugar
3/8 cup flour
4 egg whites, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon natural almond extract
1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
4 ounces double chocolate chocolate chips, such as Ghirardelli

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Drain cherries well, pat dry with paper towel, and cut into small pieces. Combine coconut, sugar and flour in large bowl. Stir in egg whites, vanilla extract, and almond extract, then add toasted almonds and cherries. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop (or two tablespoons), form into balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake 20-25 minutes until golden. Remove from pans and cool completely. Melt chocolate carefully on low power in microwave, stirring until smooth. Arrange cooled cookies close together on wax paper lined baking sheet and swirl melted chocolate across cookie tops in an attractive pattern. Cool thoroughly until chocolate is set.


Recipe Summary:
Yield: 2 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars


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Comments:

Posted by Suzanne on 03/22/09 10:38am
536 out of 1047 have found this review helpful.

"Yummy!"
sCan't wait to try these. Just reading the recipe makes my mouth water! Thank you for putting it on the web.
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Posted by janelle on 01/11/10 01:55pm
440 out of 855 have found this review helpful.

"nelly"
i wish that thier was a picture that went with the recipes
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