Coconut Snowballs
Finding perfect holiday dessert recipes that my family will love is always a challenge. Look no further this year with these fantastic Coconut Snowballs. Easy to make, a snowball fight will never taste so good.
Ingredients
- 4 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cup unsweetened grated coconut
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper; coat lightly with nonstick spray.
- Whisk together egg whites, sugar, and vanilla in top of a double boiler (not over hot water yet) until combined. Add both types of coconut and fold in until coconut is completely coated with the egg-white mixture. Place over simmering water with the water just touching the bottom. Stir mixture constantly; the sugar will dissolve and mixture become glossy and hot to the touch in about 3 minutes. Drop 2 tablespoon-size mounds 1 ½ inches apart on cookie sheets. Cookies should be round and very three-dimensional; do not flatten. If needed, coax into a neat shape with fingers by pressing any stray shreds around edges into cookie mound.
- Bake until edges and some of coconut shreds turn light golden brown, about 13 minutes. Slide parchment onto racks to cool cookies completely before peeling off paper.