Coconut Macaroons

written by Cookies For Christmas | January 29, 2020

Ingredients

5 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp almond extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients in large bowl and mix well. Drop with a teaspoon onto foil-lined, greased cookie sheets and bake 8-10 minutes or until very lightly browned on edges. Remove from cookie sheets immediately and cook on wire rack.

Variations:

Chocolate: Substitute 4 1oz squares melted unsweetened chocolate for the almond extract.

Chocolate Chip: Substitute 1 cup chocolate chips for the almond extract.

Rum Raisin: Substitute 1 cup raisins and 1 tsp rum flavoring for the almond extract.

Cherry Nut: Substitute 1 cup chopped nuts and 2 Tbs maraschino cherry syrup for the almond extract. Press maraschino cherry halves into center of each macaroon before baking.

Almond Brick: Add 1/2 cup almond brickle chips and add 2 minutes to baking time.