Mother’s Day Bird Nest Macaroons

These macaroons are not only beautiful but also really delicious, the inside is soft and chewy and the outside has some deliciously crunchy caramelized edges.  It’s a heavenly combination of textures which, combined with the buttery condensed milk and the sweet and salty coconut, makes for a memorable cookie.

They not only make the perfect Mother’s day dessert for the Mamma bird in your life, but they are also perfectly in theme for a baby shower or Easter dessert.  In fact, these cookies have met with rave reviews everywhere I have ever brought them.  In addition to being pretty and delicious, macaroons are also so easy to make, requiring only a few ingredients and almost no prep time.

Leah’s Ingredient Snobbery for this Dish

I’m picky about ingredients and I definitely have my favorite brands…

Coconut- for this recipe I am very loyal to the Baker’s brand of coconut because I find it far superior to any other brand.

Condensed Milk- I used Carnation Organic Condensed Milk, because I try to buy organic dairy where I can,

Vanilla- for the cookies I used Nielsen Massey Madagascar Vanilla which I use for every recipe that includes vanilla.

Jordan Almonds- Last, for the all blue Jordan Almonds,  I looked around at local places and finally found them here on Amazon.

Kitchen tools

I used my Kitchen Aid Artisan stand mixer to mix these cookies .  And I have to tell you, I’m having a special little moment here as I type this.. I went to get the link to the mixer and just realized that for the first time since 2002 when I registered for this mixer for my wedding shower, my color, Lavender, is being produced!! Clearly it doesn’t take much to get me excited because I truly am. I’ve always loved this color and now when people ask me about it on Instagram I don’t have to say its discontinued and put a frowny face, I can refer them to my blog and tell them to click here! I can also tell them that the cookies taste better when they are made in a lavender mixer.  Sure, that would be a blatant lie, but I can say it.

Hope you try and enjoy the cookies!

leah

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Bird Nest Macaroons

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Servings

cookies

Ingredients

• 14 ounces Sweetened Shredded Coconut
• 14 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 tsp Pure Vanille Extract
• 2 extra large Egg Whites at Room Temperature
• 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
• 48 each Jordan Almonds

Prep Time 30 mins Cook Time 10 mins Servings cookies Ingredients 14 ounces Sweetened Shredded Coconut 14 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 tsp Pure Vanille Extract 2 extra large Egg Whites at Room Temperature 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt 48 each Jordan Almonds

Instructions

1. Pre measure all ingredients

   
2. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla in a large bowl with a rubber spatula.

   
3. Whip the egg whites and salt on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until they make medium-firm peaks.

   
4. Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture with your spatula. Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper using a teaspoon. Mine took about two teaspoons full to make the nest in the correct proportion to the eggs .

   
5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and serve

   

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