If you run to your kitchens right now, you can assemble these delicious cookies in 4 minutes flat!
On your mark…
Get set…
Go!
They’re probably one of the easiest cookies I’ve ever made.
Soft, chewy, amazingness.
Easiest-Ever Coconut Macaroons
(Can be gluten-free!)
These were inspired by this little cookie.
- 1 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
- 1Â tbsp whatever flour you wish (such as ww pastry or even coconut flour)
- 1/2 cup plus 2Â tbsp lite canned coconut milk (or full-fat)
- 3Â tbsp agave or maple syrup
- 1 packet stevia (or 1 more tbsp agave/maple)
- 1/4 tsp coconut extract (or 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??) Let cool before removing from tray.
Click if you want a Lower-Calorie Version.
Optional: dip in chocolate, or drizzle chocolate over the tops.
These are so super-soft, which is exactly how I like my cookies. I can’t stand crunchy cookies. (Am I the only one in the world who doesn’t like Oreos?)
I’d love your input:
What are some fancy desserts you can think of?
A few days ago, I was honored by being asked to make a dessert for a feature on a popular website. (More on this when I don’t have to keep it secret any more!) I want to wow the website’s readers, showing healthy and vegan food in the best-possible light. Cookies are yummy, but they just don’t have that wow factor (even when dipped in chocolate).
And the recipe must be new, which disqualifies the obvious.
Do y’all have any ideas for fabulous, over-the-top desserts that I could try and recreate in a healthier (and vegan) form? Maybe something like a Tiramisu or Crème Brulee??
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I second the vegan cheesecake idea. I just got a springform pan and have been wanting to make 1.
I made these tonight and they tasted FANTASTIC!! Is there anything that can be done so that they don’t fall apart when you bite into one though?
Hmmm… they’re not supposed to fall apart :(. Can you tell me more about the specific ingredients you used, so hopefully I can see what might’ve gone wrong? I’m so sorry!
Try not to laugh too hard but I think the secret was waiting for them to cool off before I started eating them! 🙂
I have all the ingredients at home and am excited to make these this week.
can you use stevia instead of agave in most your recipes and this one?
Yes, you are the only person in the world who doesn’t like Oreos! Other than them, I agree with you, chewy and soft is the way to go for cookies!
Hi Katie!
It’s Bridget – I tried these and substituted almond meal flour and a bit of coconut flour ( they did not have the feel or look anything like what you have above ) – I would love any tips on how to cook with coconut flour/almond meal flour since I’m paleo I can’t do spelt or just a gluten free type flour.
Bridget
Hi Bridget,
Unfortunately, I don’t have much experience cooking with either of those flours. Sorry I can’t be more helpful!
Love soft cookies can’t wait to try these! And I m with you yuck to crunchy cookies and yuck to Oreo cookies!! Lol….
You. Do. Not. Like. OREOS?! That, I have to say, is a first. I haven’t ate an oreo since I was like 12 (I’m 16 now) but that’s for…….health reasons.
What if you don’t have coconut milk? What can you substitute?
Sorry, I don’t know.
Hi Katie! I’d like to try this recipe for passover next week (with coconut flour these are a perfect grain free dessert!)…I will be very busy that day, so I’m wondering about do-ahead options – do they hold up ok in an air-tight container for a day? Or could I refrigerate the dough after scooping and then just bake last minute? Any tips would be great!
They definitely last a few days! But I haven’t tried them with coconut flour…
Oh lol wait a second, yes I have done these with coconut flour. Sorry, got my recipes mixed up!