If you’ve made various recipe calling for lots of egg yolks, such as homemade mayonnaise, and you have whites left over looking for a use, these cookies are just perfect. They are actually well worth making even if you don’t have any extra egg whites. Just add the leftover yolks to scrambled eggs or a frittata or make some eggnog.
These are oh so good and the sweetness is very subtle. If you are a fan of coconut you will be in heaven enjoying one of them (or 2 or 3 :)). I’ve never been a fan of macaroons and was really making them to put in my son’s lunch box, but when I went to sample one of I ended up having 3. They’re positively yummy and very low in added sweetener. You could even dip them or drizzle the tops in dark chocolate, if desired. Macaroons freeze well for a few months.
This recipe comes from one of my absolute favorite resources for all things healthy, Nourishing Traditions: The Cookboook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition.
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- a dash of salt
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder or cornstarch
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (We love grade b syrup as it has even more nutrients)
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract (make your own vanilla with only 2 ingredients)
- 1 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Line a cookie tray with buttered parchment paper.
- In a very clean bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff peaks form. That means that when you lift out the beater, a stiff peak remains standing.
- Continue beating and gradually add arrowroot.
- Slowly beat in the syrup and vanilla.
- Fold in the coconut and drop by the tablespoonful onto greased parchment.
- Cook for about 15-18 minutes, or until cooked through. I like them a bit soft. If you want the cookie totally dry and crunchy, reduce heat to 200 and cook for another 30 minutes to an hour.
Can never resist f,abhors of these. They turned out beautiful!
These sound great! I plan to make them tonight and maybe top them with a chocolate shell.
That sounds like it would be great!
I am so happy to have found your blog and recipes! I’ve already printed out two and I am looking forward to making these cookies this weekend!
Hope you enjoy them, Bobbie :)
Would like to try this!
I’m a huge fan of macaroons. I love that these are made with healthy ingredients. I agree that they are worth it even if you do end up with a few extra yolk. I can always find something to do with a yolk or two :)
I have the Nourishing Traditions book, but I still need to dive into all the great information and recipes. Thanks for sharing this one. The cookies do look marvelous! I may just have to whip some up this weekend…
Nourishing Traditions really is a great book. Love it… and the macaroons :)