Coconut Macaroons gone astray......

Last Sunday, I attended my first ever cookie exchange at Katie's House! It was a lot of fun! Each of us brought about 3-4 dozen cookies to share with everyone. We laid them all out and labeled our cookies. Before we left, we each went around the table and got a few cookies of each kind to take home and share.  There were a lot of just fabulous yummy cookies.

My cookie to bring was going to be Paleo Coconut Macaroons!  Yes, you can go to a Christmas party and still bring something Paleo to share with friends & loved ones, and people not know any different!

However, I think I messed up somewhere! The receipe only made 8, so I did it times 5 and may have ended up with not enough honey and too much egg whites - as my mixture wasn't sticky and wouldn't hold in a ball shape.  So I decided to lay it out and make macaroon bars.  I baked them and then tried to cut the bars..... Ultimate fail! They didn't stick either. Ugh! But tasted fabulous, even though they look a little crispy on the coconut, but it was so good! Haha...

I put them in the fridge to sit over night and the next day was able to cut them into somewhat bars. 

So, for the cookie exchange, I brought no bake peanut butter chocolate cookies. They were yummy, but not Paleo! Oh well, Maybe next time :)

Paleo Coconut Macaroons

• 2 large egg whites
• ¼ cup honey
• ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
• 2 ½ cups coconut flakes

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg whites and honey with a fork
2. Briefly whisk in salt, then stir in coconut flakes
3. Place bowl in fridge to chill for an hour
4. Fill a 2 tablespoon scoop with batter, so it’s heaping full
5. Using your hand, firmly pack batter into scoop so it is level
6. Release batter onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet
7. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes, until macaroons are golden brown
8. Cool for 1 hour and serve

Yield 8

This is what they should have looked like..... maybe next time!