chocolate coconut macaroons

Recipe by
Marvin Beachler
Cathedral City, CA

I've been making these for years and are my favorite cookies. The coconut makes them chewy and the chocolate... well, try them and you may have the right words of description, I don't. BTW, I had to choose a main ingredient but coconut wasn't listed, is coconut a fruit?

yield 6 -8
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate coconut macaroons

  • 1 can
    (15 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 oz
    dark chocolate, unsweetened
  • 2 c
    coconut, shredded
  • 1 Tbsp
    coffee, strongly brewed
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt

How To Make chocolate coconut macaroons

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • 2
    Combine sweetened condensed milk with chocolate in the top of a double boiler (you could use two pots, one smaller than the other). Place the top pan over bottom pot that holds the water.
  • 3
    Whisk the milk and cholate constantly until chocolate is melted.
  • 4
    Add the other ingredients and mix well. Drop onto two cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
  • 5
    Bake until done, about ten minutes. Be careful because they burn easily. You want them chewy and soft.
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