Whenever I visit Bobbie, of Blog Chef, I really love all his recipes and have made a few of them which were fantastic. Recently I discovered that apart from his savory recipes, Bobby makes the most amazing desserts as well. Inspired by his Coconut Macaroons, I made a little twist to his recipe and added almonds, as well as real vanilla bean. I adjusted the ingredients to make them into cookies.
I highly recommend you to try these cookies because they are not only tasty but you must read about the properties of coconut and see for yourself what a great ingredient coconut is, plus there is no butter or egg yolks, so if you have problem with cholesterol you will be convinced to be making them over and over again.
They turned out to be great and have made them more than once. My only problem is what to do with the egg yolks. I usually make a custard cream and add them in.
Coconut and Almond Macaroon Cookies
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 20 minutes
Makes: 20 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup of coconut
- 1 cup of sugar
- 6 tablespoons of flour
- 1 vanilla bean
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup of blanched almonds
Directions
Preheat oven at 180 degrees Centigrade.
Line a baking tin with parchment paper.
Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Meantime blanch and grind the almonds in a food processor and scrape the vanilla bean.
Gently fold in all the other ingredients into the meringue.
With a spoon take a spoonful of mixture and place on the parchment paper leaving space between them as they will spread.
Bake for 20 minutes. For a crunchy and chewy cookie leave them in the oven until they cool down. (I prefer them that way). If you want them to be soft remove immediately from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
I am submitting this recipe to Susan, of Food Blogga, who is hosting the event Eat Christmas Cookies.
I am also sending these over to Sangeeth, of Art of cooking Indian, who is hosting the event Eat Healthy – During Pregnancy.
Tags: Cookies, cookies and biscuits, Food events
yes, these are going to be our christmas cookies too. We love macaroones. and you are so right, these are so good for pregnant mothers too.
BTW, there is something for you at my blog, please come and collect it…
They look delightful! Really yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
You don’t have to convince me of the attributes of coconut. I absolutely love it! And coconut almond macaroons are one of my favorite cookies of all time. Thanks, Ivy (and Bobby)!
These look wonderful Ivy!! I’ve never made macaroons, I’m going to try these for my first macaroon, thank you Ivy!
Besides loving all things Greek I love all things coconut and lemon too!!!!!I am a «wannabee Greek» living on a tropical island:D
You used the vanilla bean! I have been wanting to for so long… does it really make a difference from using pure vanilla extract?
Ivy, I like the changes you have made. I think these are even better than mine! Great photo as well.
They look great. Very nice.
Wow beautiful cookies. They do looks so delcious and not to mantion they are with coconut, which i love.
Bookmarking them.
I just send you the mail with WHB details.
These look delicious and healthy too! I’m in love with Sangeeth’s badge-too cute
Hi everybody and thanks for your lovely comments. Sorry if I haven’t been around lately. I am down with the flu and I am not on the computer for long.
PG, thanks a lot for the Award. Shall post about it soon.
Rosa, thanks.
Susan, I knew you would like them.
Bunny, thanks. Hope you’ll like them.
Sis, I think we have the same taste. I also love lemon a lot.
Anudivya, it was the first time I used the vanilla pod. I must confess that I prefer vanilla essence and vanilla extract more.
Bobby, thanks to you for sharing your lovely recipe.
Sam, thanks.
Happy Cook, thanks. I just got your entry for WHB.
Lore, it is cute, isn’t it?
These are so delicious looking, Ivy. Coconut is one of my favorite ingredients to bake with, glad to hear its good for me. I have been wanting to make macaroons for the longest time, these are beautiful!
Oh your post reminds me to post something for the same event. Goodness, time flies, ey? Those looks good, Ivy. Lovely with a cuppa. Anyway, how are you, my friend?
Thanks Ivy for sending it to EH event. I love coconut cookies…they are the best!
Oh yummy, Ivy! I have been on a coconut kick lately, and these look great. I’m definitely saving these to try.
what is coconut which is used fresh or dried coconut?
Dried coconut.
what is coconut which is used fresh or dried coconut ?
Dried.