Birthday Cake Macaroons
Chewy, sweet coconut macaroons all dressed up for a birthday party with sprinkles, extra vanilla and almond. Easy to make an irresistibly good.
Ingredients
- 5 cups unsweetened or sweetened shredded coconut*
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon white vanilla
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sprinkles plus more for decorating**
Instructions
- Combine the coconut, condensed milk, salt vanilla & almond in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Beat the egg whites with the whisk attachment on high with an electric mixer until they make firm peaks.
- Fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture.
- Fold in the sprinkles.
- Drop the batter in 2” balls onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper, leaving about 1” between each ball.
- Top with more sprinkles.
- Bake at 325 for 17-20 minutes.
Notes
*You can also use sweetened coconut, but I find unsweetened is sweet enough
**Use regular sprinkles, not non-pareils, because they will bleed their colour
**Use regular sprinkles, not non-pareils, because they will bleed their colour
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