Best Ginger Macaroons Recipes

GINGER COCONUT MACAROONS

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Make and share this Ginger Coconut Macaroons recipe from Food.com.

Provided by queenbeatrice

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 24 macaroons, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups coconut, flaked
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup crystallized ginger, slivered
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch salt
4 egg whites

Steps:

In a large bowl, toss together coconut, sugar, flour, slivered and ground ginger and salt.
In separate bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy; scrape over coconut mixture and stir to combine.
Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart, onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Bake in top and bottom thirds of 325 degree Fahrenheit oven, rotating and switching pans halfway through, for 20 minutes or until golden on bottom.
Let cool on pans on racks.

GINGER MACAROONS

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A chocolate drizzle easily decorates the top of crisp cookies flavored with coconut and two kinds of ginger.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 egg whites
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup finely chopped candied ginger
2 cups flaked coconut
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F. Spray cookie sheets with baking spray with flour.
In large bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until frothy. Gradually beat in sugar until stiff. In small bowl, stir together flour, pumpkin pie spice, ground ginger and salt; fold into beaten egg whites. Fold in candied ginger and coconut.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until macaroons feel firm and are very lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
In small microwavable bowl, place chocolate chips and shortening. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 50, Carbohydrate 8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 40 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g