Chocolate Macaroons
A fudgy, delicious macaroon recipe that is loved by many! It has no flour in it!
Servings:
Calories: 54
Ingredients
- 5 ⅓ cups coconut (14 ounce bag)
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- ⅔ cup baking cocoa
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 21 maraschino cherries drained, dried and cut in half
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Grease or spray cookie sheets or line them with parchment paper.
- With a mixer at medium speed, combine all ingredients except the maraschino cherries.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons one inch apart on the cookie sheets.
- Press one half maraschino cherry into the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 11-25 minutes. Start at 11 minutes and keep checking the bottom of the cookie for a light brown color.
- Immediately remove the cookies from the cookie sheet and transfer them onto a wire rack to cool.
- Store the cookies in a covered tin at room temperature.
EXTRA TIP:
LOVE CHERRIES? You can use a whole cherry in each center instead of a half one!
Nutrition
Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg