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The perfect coconut macaroons

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 3 egg whites
  • 80 g sugar
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 175 g desiccated coconut

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

makes about 40 cookies

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Gradually add the sugar, then stir in the lemon juice. Fold the desiccated coconut into the batter. Using two teaspoons, place small heaps, spaced slightly apart, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Moisten a spatula and your fingertips with water and shape each heap into a pyramid. Bake the macarons in a preheated oven at 150°C for about 20 minutes. They should only brown slightly; cover with parchment paper if necessary. Remove and let cool.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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