Best Tropical Macaroon Scones Recipes

TROPICAL MACAROON SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 425°. Stir all ingredients except milk, nuts and 2 tablespoons sugar until soft dough forms.2. Drop dough by 8 spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Brush tops with milk. Sprinkle with nuts and 2 tablespoons sugar.3. Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.HIGH ALTITUDE (3500 to 6500 feet): Bake 15 to 17 minutes.NUTRITION FACTS: 1 Scone: Calories 320 (Calories from Fat 135) Fat 15g (Saturated 5g) Cholesterol 35mg Sodium 550mg Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 2g) Protein 5g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 12% Vitamin C 6% Calcium 8% Iron 8% DIET EXCHANGES: 2 Starch 1 Fruit 2 FatBETTY'S TIP: Toasted coconut adds color and crunch to these yummy scones. To toast coconut, bake uncovered in an ungreased shallow pan in a 350° oven 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Or cook in an ungreased heavy skillet over medium-low heat 6 to 14 minutes, stirring frequently until browning begins, then stirring constantly until golden brown.From "Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cookbook." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

ISLAND MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place coconut and macadamia nuts on large cookie sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, stirring frequently, about 12 minutes. Cool. Maintain oven temperature.
• Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Grease parchment. Combine condensed milk and vanilla in large bowl. Mix in coconut and macadamia nuts thoroughly. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into coconut mixture. Drop batter by rounded tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake until macaroons just turn golden brown around edges, about 14 minutes. Cool completely on cookie sheets.
• Line another cookie sheet with waxed paper. Dip cookie bottoms into melted chocolate. Place cookies, chocolate side down, on prepared cookie sheet. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 15 minutes. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead. Store cookies in airtight container in refrigerate.)

TROPICAL MACAROONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• In large bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating 2 to 4 minutes until stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold in coconut, dried fruit, macadamia nuts and ginger. Onto cookie sheets, drop mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 18 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.