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Coconut Macaroons - Simple Coconut Cookies

A recipe for coconut macaroons.

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⏲ 32 min👥 4 porce🔥 150 kcal📊 easy🌿 winter🌎 Italian

⚠️ eggs, nuts🥗 gluten-free

Ingredients

👥 4 servings

200 g shredded coconut

100 g powdered sugar 3 egg whites (2–3 egg whites) 1 pinch salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Mix the shredded coconut, sugar and salt.
Add the egg whites and vanilla extract, then mix well.
Use a spoon to shape the mixture into mounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 160 °C for approximately 18–22 minutes, until golden.
Leave to cool on the baking sheet.

💡 Tip: For extra flavor, add a piece of chocolate to each mound.

Nutrition per serving

150 kcalCalories

3 gProtein

7 gFat

20 gCarbohydrates

2 gFiber

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Coconut macaroons are cookies made from shredded coconut, egg whites and sugar. They should not be confused with macarons, the French almond meringue cookies. Although the two cookies share a common historical origin, they are entirely different products.

Coconut macaroon vs. macaron

Confusing these two confections is one of the most common culinary mix-ups:

• Coconut macaroon = a simple, rustic mound of coconut
• Macaron = an elegant, filled almond meringue cookie that is difficult to make

Variations

Classic

• Chocolate – dipped halfway into melted chocolate
• With almonds – an Italian variation made with almond flour (amaretti)
• With condensed milk – used instead of egg whites for an extra-soft texture

Modern

• With caramel filling – two macaroons joined with dulce de leche
• Matcha – with green tea in the mixture
• Passion fruit – a tropical variation
• Gluten-free – coconut macaroons are naturally gluten-free

Macaroons around the world

• USA – chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons are traditional for Passover because they contain no flour
• Italy – amaretti, made from almond flour and bitter almonds
• Austria and Germany – Kokosmakronen are baked as Christmas cookies
• Czechia – coconut mounds are a traditional type of Christmas cookie

Coconut mounds in Czech tradition

In Czechia, coconut macaroons are typically baked as Christmas cookies. They are often simply called “coconut mounds” or “coconut meringues.” A popular variation is baked on a small wafer: the coconut mixture is placed on the wafer and baked.

Other Czech coconut confections include:

• Coconut balls – made from a coconut mixture with rum
• Raffaello-style sweets – a homemade version with an almond inside
• Coconut cake – with coconut cream and shavings

Christmas cookies