Mouth-watering MACAROONS

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unbleached flour
• 3 cups unsweetened dried shredded coconut

Directions

1. 1

   Beat egg whites until starting to expand but still soft.

2. 2

   Add sugar, honey, and extracts.

3. 3

   Beat at high speed until very stiff peaks form about 8-10 minutes.

4. 4

   Fold in flour and coconut by hand.

5. 5

   Drop on well-buttered baking sheets by heaping teaspoonfuls, or use a pastry bag with a star tip#2.

6. 6

   Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden.

7. 7

   Let cool for a minute, then carefully remove to a rack to cool.

8. 8

   Variations: For cocomacs, add 1 additional tablespoon honey to egg white.

9. 9

   Then fold in 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa with the flour.

10. 10

    Dip the bottoms of cooled macaroons in melted semisweet chocolate, drying upside down on a rack.

11. 11

    Sandwich two dipped macaroons together to make a"macwich.

12. 12

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13. 13

    If you can only find sweetened coconut, reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe to 1/4 cup.