EAT ME!
Do it!
If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend this macaroon recipe.
I know; you’re probably rolling your eyes at me because I highly recommend a lot of things. But that’s because every single recipe published on my site has been tested and approved by many people, not just me (and not just vegans or health-food eaters, either). I test the recipes on my family, my friends, their families… I will absolutely never post a mediocre recipe.
And more than one person has said this is the BEST macaroon recipe he or she’s ever tasted, vegan or not. So do not be afraid to serve the following to even the pickiest of Easter guests:
Coconut Cookie Easter Chicks!
Super-delicious, and super-adorable… although when my friend Allison saw them, she asked, “Katie, what’s with the owl cookies?”
Owls?
Seriously??
I am NOT an owl!!!
Anywhoos… I’ve re-posted the macaroon recipe below for your convenience, with the chick instructions listed at the end. The chick idea isn’t mine; I saw it in a Taste of Home Easter magazine at the checkout counter. (If I remember correctly, the magazine version used licorice, jelly beans, and chocolate chips to decorate their chicks.)
Baby Chick Macaroons
(Makes 12-14)
Category: Healthy Cookie Recipes
- 1 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut (see below for a lower-calorie version)
- 1 tbsp whatever flour you wish (such as ww pastry or even coconut flour)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp lite canned coconut milk (or regular canned)
- 3 tbsp agave or pure maple syrup
- 1 packet stevia (or 1 more tbsp agave, and cut back on liquid)
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- tiny bit over 1/16 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients in a tall dish and microwave 3 minutes. (Or cook on the stovetop until it’s firm enough to scoop out in ball shapes.) Scoop into balls on a cookie tray (I used a melon baller, but a spoon or ice-cream scoop will work.) Cook at 360 F for 14-16 minutes. (Or maybe even cook the balls in the microwave?? But I haven’t tried this.) Let cool before removing from tray. Makes around 12-14 cookies.
For chicks: Once cooled, get creative with whatever ingredients you have on hand. I used pecans, almonds, cacao nibs, and goji berries. No one says you have to make chicks… you can make bunnies!
Or, um, owls.
This cookie-decorating project was so simple (and fun!) that I definitely want to make more macaroon animals. What about monkey cookies with pretzel tails? Or blending in spinach and making Easter cookie frogs?
I want to make friends for poor Fred the Frog.
Anyone else thinking of Harry Potter?
I’m not an owl!
Haha I most definitely thought of that when I wrote the post!
Yes! I’m in love with all things Owls!
Funny, this popped up on my pinterest at the same time as a sort of similar photo over at Oh She Glows (http://ohsheglows.com/2011/04/16/spring-chick-cupcakes/). I think OSG might win for “looking more like chicks” but I think your giant-footed macaroons are spunkier. Great idea!
Wow, I agree. Hers are cuter and look more like chicks. How on earth did I miss her posting about them?!
Angela’s post is actually from last year, which is probably why you didn’t see it!
Wow–SO cute!!! Thanks for specifying that the recipe uses canned coconut milk (as opposed to the kind you pour on cereal)–it is not always as clear as one might think which one a recipe is calling for!
So adorable!
Super super cute!
These are so cute! I’ve only ever heard of macaroons as a Passover food before
Awww these are so cute!! Love it!
So adorable! Bunnies would be so cute too! I have never had a macaroon… i think I need to try it though.. although I don’t really like dry cookies much either. and wow katie you dont like oreos?? me neither! and everyone gives me weird looks! lol!
I guess they’re ok… if you dunk them in milk and turn them to mush!
These guys are too cute! And owls?!? Haha where did she get owls from?!
Awww 😀 How cute! How about making a little piggy? pigs are cute…
So excited about this recipe! I’m going to make macaroon nests on Easter (nutella in the middle with peanut M&Ms) and now I’m going to use this recipe to do so! It looks awesome and I can’t wait to make it!
Those are seriously adorable! I don’t know if I could eat them, then again I probably could. 🙂
THESE ARE SOOO CUTE! I love them!! Well, I’d have to say try making turtles-those are my favorite animal and the shape would lend itself well to the macaroons! YUM!
These are so cute!! Seriously I’m in loove.
You could make little pumpkins around Halloween time, Turkeys around Thanksgiving…the possibilities are endless!
Oh dear, oh dear… now I don’t think I can wait until Thanksgiving. I want me a pumpkin turkey macaroon!
Oh my goodness, how adorable!! I love the idea of adding spinach (well, not taste-wise, lol) and making frogs. Bunnies would definitely be cute, too. Hmm, what else… having trouble coming up with other Easter-themed animals! I love macaroons and have been meaning to try yours, but kept forgetting about them. As a side note, is everything working with your email subscriptions? I got the carrot cake post but not this one for some reason. I didn’t see it in my spam folder but it’s possible I missed it.
Ugh.
I do not understand my email thing :(. Yes, it skipped today for no apparent reason. You’re not imagining it… every now and then (once every few weeks?) it completely ignores the fact that I’ve posted something. I have no idea how to fix it.
That’s okay, I still saw it on Facebook. (c: At least it’s not just me!
Ok I just check ur website every so often it doesn’t send me an email …glad its not just me
What about bunnies with brazil nut ears and macadamia nut tails? So cute. Katie, when are you going to write a book???
I’m working on one 🙂 :).
It’s a long process, though!