Teacher Appreciation Week and Coconut Macaroons!


It's the beginning of Teacher Appreciation Week tomorrow so I decided to make a huge batch of coconut macaroons with a semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. There are also two teachers who LOVE chocolate, especially Milky Way candy bars, so hence the chocolate roses in a vase of Milky Ways! The recipe for the cookies is below! 


 ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO GO!

Coconut Macaroons

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

2/3 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk
1 large egg white
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
3 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut (14-ounce bag)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels 

Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

Whisk together the condensed milk, egg white, vanilla, and salt.  Fold in the coconut until well blended. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared pans, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown. Cool the pans on racks until the macaroons cool completely.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring after every 20 seconds. Using a fork, drizzle the chocolate over the cooled cookies. Cool completely before packaging. 

Makes 24 cookies

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