Dark Chocolate-Dipped Maple Macaroons
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup raw sugar (turbinado)
- 3 tablespoons real maple syrup (or honey)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups unsweetened coconut, plus a bit more if necessary
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (or dark)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Beat the egg whites with a whisk until they are loose and frothy.
- Add the sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and cinnamon.
- Stir to combine.
- Add the coconut and mix thoroughly.
- If you see any syrup pooling at the bottom of the bowl, gradually mix in more coconut flakes until you no longer see any excess.
- You want the mixture to be just moist enough to hold its shape when compacted into a ball.
- Using your hands or a cookie dough scoop, scoop out about 1 tablespoon of the coconut mix at a time and gently scrunch it into a round-ish shape.
- Place each macaroon onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place the baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes, until the tops are lightly golden brown.
- Once the cookies have cooled completely, melt the chocolate chips.
- I find its easiest to melt the chocolate in the microwave at 20 to 30 second intervals (stir between each interval!).
- You can also melt the chocolate over a double broiler or in a glass bowl over gently simmering water.
- Stir the chocolate chips until they have completely melted, and remove from heat.
- Lay out a new piece of parchment paper.
- Dip each macaroon into the melted chocolate, about half way.
- Lay on the parchment for chocolate to harden.
- You can speed up the process by placing the baking sheet in the refrigerator or freezer for 10 minutes.
- Notes:.
- Yields about 2 dozen cookies.
- If the maple syrup oozes from the sides of the cookies during baking, use a sharp knife to cut off the excess before dipping the cookie into chocolate.
- These cookies were featured in FoodieCrush Magazines premier issue (p50-51)!
egg whites, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, unsweetened coconut, semisweet chocolate chips
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dark-chocolate-dipped-maple-macaroons-493016 (may not work)