Cooking - Betty Crocker Cookie Book Recipes (Share Me) (ebook - Txt).txt

Some people are crazy about the taste of nuts. Well here's your

chance to get lots of nut flavor into a little macaroon. To make

Nut Meringue Cookies, substitute 2 cups finely chopped nuts for

the coconut.

Nutr. Assoc. : 531 0 0 0 958

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Coconut-Almond Macaroons

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Serving Size : 42

Preparation Time :0:00

Categories

: Chapter 8

Special Cookies/Special Diets

Amount Measure

Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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egg whites

teaspoon cream of tartar

teaspoon salt

cup sugar

teaspoon almond extract

cups flaked coconut

candied cherries -- each cut into fourths

Heat oven to 300º. Cover cookie sheet with aluminum foil or cooking

parchment paper. Beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt in small bowl

with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon

at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat. Pour

into medium bowl. Fold in almond extract and coconut.

Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto cookie sheet. Place 1

cherry piece on each cookie. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or just until edges are

light brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from foil to wire rack.

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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an

approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.

You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook

is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker®

cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional

analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results

are expected.

Yield:

42 Cookies"

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Per serving: 34 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (29% calories from fat); trace

Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 20mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 1/2

Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Cookie Tips

Egg whites beat much more quickly if they are at room temperature.

Egg whites can be left on the counter for up to 30 minutes to

warm.

Make It Your Way

Make Peppermint-Coconut-Almond Macaroons by substituting

peppermint for the almond extract.

Nutr. Assoc. : 3231 0 0 0 0 2737 26575

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