AMBROSIA MACAROONS

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Number Of Ingredients 12

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1 large egg white
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon loosely packed orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 (14-oz.) package sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup finely diced dried pineapple
Parchment paper
36 red maraschino cherries, drained, halved, and patted dry

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat egg white at high speed with an electric stand mixer, using whisk attachment, until foamy; gradually add sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time, until soft peaks form. Gently stir in butter and next 4 ingredients. Stir in flour. Stir in coconut and pineapple until blended. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls 1 inch apart onto 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Place 1 cherry half in center of each cookie. Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown, switching baking sheets halfway through. Cool on baking sheets 10 minutes; transfer cookies to wire racks, and cool.