| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr 45 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 25 to 28 Macaroons |
Ingredients
- 5 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 to 2 ounces chopped pistachios, plus more for dipping
- 1 cup milk chocolate pistoles, melted for dipping
- Juice and zest of 1 orange, for garnish
- Juice and zest of 1 orange, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, stir together the coconut, flour and salt. Stir in the condensed milk, orange juice and chopped pistachios until well combined.
- Using a small scoop (about 1 tablespoon), scoop out the coconut batter onto 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Be sure to press the tops down just a little so the centers can cook.
- Bake until the coconut is toasted, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the pans.
- Dip the bottom of each cooled macaroon in the melted milk chocolate, and lightly roll in pistachios. Return to the baking sheets and let set. Squeeze fresh orange juice and sprinkle orange zest over the tops.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 26.5 servings |
| Calories | 206 |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 26 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 21 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 7 mg |
| Sodium | 92 mg |
Reviews
I was so surprised on one of the Holiday Baking Championship show when all the judges referred the items made by the contestants as “macaroons” when they were clearly “macarons”…….big difference!
The flavor of these cookies is fantastic! I did make one change: I added the orange zest into the cookie dough, instead of using as a garnish because I was making these as a gift and zest can dry out when it is used as a garnish. I also found that I needed to bake them for a couple of minutes longer than the recipe says, but my oven could certainly need to be calibrated or my cookies could have been larger. Either way, I baked until they the coconut tips started to brown, rather than at a set time and they were baked through and still moist.