Name: Chocolate-dipped Coconut Macaroons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 14 ounces sweetened shredded coconut; 10 ounces sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 egg whites; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 2/3 teaspoong Crisco shortening; 2/3 cup chocolate chips

Chocolate-dipped Coconut Macaroons

Justin McKinney

Elevate your dessert game with chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons. Irresistibly chewy, coconutty goodness, now luxuriously coated in chocolate.

Adapted from https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/coconut-macaroons-recipe3-1916155

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 22

Equipment

2 mixing bowls
1 electric mixer
2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper
1 tablespoon for scooping

Ingredients

14 ounces sweetened shredded coconut
10 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2/3 teaspoong Crisco shortening
2/3 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
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
Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture
Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper using a tablespoon or other dough scooper
Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown
To add chocolate drizzle; combine 2/3 cup of chocolate chips and 2/3 teaspoon of Crisco shortening in a bowl
Microwave the chocolate chips and shortening and mix them together
Pour the chocolate over cooled macaroons