Chocolate Filled Macaroons

🧂 Ingredients

• 5 cups finely shredded unsweetened coconut

  *see note
• 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk

  *see note
• 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites

  ¼ cup measured
• 2 tablespoon powdered sugar

  *Gefen brand is Kosher for Passover
• ½ teaspoon fine salt
• 32 bite sized chocolate pieces

  *such as Dove's dark chocolate
• ¼-1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted

  *optional for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees and line a baking sheet or two with parchment
  paper.
• 2 If the shredded coconut is not very finely shredded, pulse it in a food
  processor a few times. Then measure out the 5 cups needed for the recipe.
• 3 In a large bowl combine the shredded coconut, vanilla and sweetened condensed
  milk.  Stir with a large spatula to combine these very well.
• 4 In a separate bowl, use a hand mixer on high speed to whip the egg whites,
  powdered sugar and salt until soft peaks form and there’s no liquid settling in
  the bottom of the bowl.
• 5 Fold the egg white mixture into the coconut mixture.  Don’t over mix, but be
  sure that all of the egg whites are incorporated well.
• 6 Use a small cookie scoop to make mounds of the batter.  Press a chocolate into
  the center and use your hands to shape the batter around the chocolate.  Place
  on the parchment lined baking sheet and continue until all batter has been used.
• 7 The macaroons will not spread, but leave about an inch between each one to allow
  air to circulate.  The shape you put them in the oven is essentially the shape
  they will come out in.
• 8 Bake for approximately 18 minutes, until the bottoms have brown slightly.
• 9 *Optional garnish: slowly melt chocolate chips or chopped chocolate (dark,
  semi-sweet, milk and white chocolate all work well) in a microwave safe
  container in 15-30 second intervals until soft enough to stir to a smooth
  consistency. Then dip the bottom of the macaroons in the chocolate or drizzle it
  on top for garnish.  Let cool on parchment paper until the chocolate hardens
  before storing or eating.

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