RUDOLPH NOSES

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I took my grandmother's recipe for chocolate coconut macaroons and made them festive by adding half of a maraschino cherry to the top of each one. Her recipe called for 12 ounces of semisweet melted chocolate, but I used Hershey's® unsweetened cocoa powder instead because it's what I had on hand.

Provided by Kim Lehman

Time 40m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 egg whites
1 cup white sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups shredded coconut
12 maraschino cherries, halved

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line baking sheets with waxed paper.
Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks.
Beat cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and salt into egg white mixture until incorporated; fold in coconut. Drop spoonfuls of coconut mixture onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until coconut starts to brown, about 20 minutes.
Press a cherry half into the top of each macaroon; transfer cookies to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.7 calories, Carbohydrate 16.1 g, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 84.9 mg, Sugar 11.9 g