Coconut Macaroons

Happy (belated) National Macaroon Day!

If you're thinking, what is this! I've never heard of such a day. It sounds delicious. Well that's exactly what it is. I don't know if it's a real holiday or not, but I figured I'd take advantage of this lovely day. The actual day is May 31st, so we're a bit late, but better late than never. And as always, this is so simple you won't believe it. There's a couple different ways to make this, and I may try a different way soon and post it. so here we go.

Ingredients
2/3 cup all purpose flour
5 1/2 cups flaked coconut (1 bag)
1/4 tsp salt
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp almond extract

Optional: 3/4 - 1 cup chocolate chips

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Step 2:  Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

If you don't have parchment you could use aluminum foil

Step 3:  In a large bowl, stir together the flour, coconut and salt. 

 

 

Step  4: Add in condensed milk, vanilla extract and almond extract

If you don't have almond extract, just use 2 tsps of the vanilla extract

Step 5: Mix well

Step 6: Using a cookie scoop or if you want larger macaroons, use an ice cream scoop and drop onto prepared cookie sheets

 Step 7: Place cookie sheet in preheated oven for 15 minutes

Optional 

Step 8: Meanwhile set up a double boiler to melt the chocolate chips Fill a pot with about a cup of water and place a medium bowl on top of pot.  

The bowl should sit on top of bowl and should not touch the water

Step 9: Add chips to bowl

 Step 10: Stir until chocolate is melted

 Step 11: By then the macaroons will be ready

Step 12: If you made the chocolate, drizzle on top of macaroons. I decided I needed more than a drizzle  

The cookies will be hot, so let cool

ENJOY!!!