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Crunchy Macaroons

SUBMITTED BY: Taste of Home Test Kitchen

"These chewy little cookies have a nice coconut and almond flavor...and crisp rice cereal adds a little crunch. Our home economists whipped them up using only five ingredients."
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  35 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 1 1/4 cups flaked coconut
  • 2 egg whites
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. With damp fingers, shape into 1-1/2-in. mounds on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 300 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

FOOTNOTE

  • Nutritional Analysis: 2 cookies equals 76 calories, 3 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 66 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2007 by bookbabie
Loved them. Took them to a dinner club and everyone requested the recipe. Cut back on the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2006 by Rachel
I followed the recipie exactly. They were done in 20 mins and look just like the picture (and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2006 by Stephen Maurizio
It's your classic maracoon taste with a little extra cruch from the rice krispies. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2008 by Ellen
Easy and delicious! For St. Patrick's Day, place coconut in plastic bag with a few drops of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2007 by Ktjalex
This were a good way of using up some extra ingredients but they were just ok. Maybe adding... MORE


 
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