Coconut Macaroons

I had egg whites leftover after only using the yolks in the aioli that I decided to make these macaroons. They turned out quite nicely too!

Coconut Macaroons

Very coconut-y and very tasty.

(Recipe found on one of my favorite blogs: http://www.closetcooking.com/2010/12/coconut-macaroons.html)

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

3 egg whites

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup sugar

3 cups shredded coconut (mine was organic)

Dark chocolate (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF

2. Mix the egg whites, vanilla, sugar, and coconut in a bowl.

3. Spoon the batter (or use hands like I do) onto a parchment paper lined baking pan. (About 1.5-2 tbsp batter per person

3. Bake in oven until lightly golden brown (about 10-15 minutes)
4. Let cool for 20 minutes
5. Optional: While cooling, melt the chocolate and dip macaroons in chocolate or drizzle on macaroons. (I tried a few like this but, the plain are so good too!)