Orange Coconut Macaroons
Orange Coconut Macaroons start with cake mix and a surprise ingredient. Easy, chewy, coconutty and drizzled with chocolate, they're a hit for any occasion.
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 112kcal
Ingredients
Macaroons
- 1 ⅔ cups orange sherbet softened
- 1 package Pillsbury Super Moist Classic White Cake Mix (15.25 oz)
- 2 teaspoons almond extract (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon almond extract)
- 5 cups shredded coconut
Chocolate Drizzle
- 3 ounces dark chocolate chips
- ¼ teaspoon shortening
Instructions
Macaroons
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets or use silicone mat.
- Place sherbet in a large bowl and let soften at room temperature for ½ hour.
- Stir in cake mix and almond extract until just blended.
- Add coconut and mix well.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until tops are just lightly browned.
- Let cookies cool about 5 minutes on cookie sheet then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Chocolate Drizzle
- Place chocolate ships and shortening in a microwave safe bowl or measuring cup and heat on high in 30-second increments, stirring in-between, until melted. It should take about 1 minute.
- Place chocolate in a small resealable bag and snip corner. Drizzle on cooled cookies. Let chocolate set before storing in airtight container.
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Notes
VARIATIONS
- Filled Macaroons - add 1-2 cups of chocolate chips or white chocolate chips to the base recipe. For Christmas, cherries or cranberries can be added.
- Nutty- add a little crunch with 1 cup chopped nuts.
- More chewy- add dried fruit
- Flavored Macaroons - substitute lemon, lime, raspberry or pineapple sherbet for the orange sherbet
- Drizzle with chocolate or, even easier, dip the bottoms into chocolate
- Enhance the flavor - by adding half vanilla extract and half almond extract for more depth of flavor
- Gluten-free - use a gluten-free cake mix
Nutrition
Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
