Chocolate Macaroon Toppers
Source of Recipe
recipecircus-nany spraker
Recipe Introduction
Submitted by Senior Second Prize winner, Mrs. C. C. McCullick of Minneapolis, Kansas.
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List of Ingredients
2 cups (7-ounce package) grated coconut
1/2 cup powdered or granulated sugar
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 egg yolk, unbeaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Maraschino or candied cherries
Recipe
1. Combine coconut and sugar. Stir in egg white, water and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Form into a 16-inch roll. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill.
2. Cream butter; add brown sugar, creaming well. Blend in unbeaten yolk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and salt. Beat well. Add flour; mix well. Form into a 10-inch roll Wrap in plastic wrap; chill.
3. Cut cookie dough into 1/4-inch slices. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Cut coconut roll with a sharp knife into slices, about 1/4-inch thick; shape into patties the same size as the cookie rounds. Place on cookie slices.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Melt the chocolate morsels. Frost cookies. To make a petal design in the frosting, use tines of a dinner fork. Cut cherries in sixths. Place one on each cookie.
Makes about 3-1/2 dozen cookies.
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