Chewy Coconut Macaroons Recipe

Photo by: Taste of Home

• 32 Servings
• Prep: 10 min. Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 can (14 ounces) fat-free sweetened condensed milk
• 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Directions

• In a bowl, toss the coconut, flour and salt. Stir in milk and extract until blended (mixture will be thick and sticky).
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 3 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 300° for 18-22 minutes or just until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 32 cookies.

Nutritional Analysis: One cookie equals 83 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 41 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.