Chocolate Chunk Macaroonies

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Course : Chocolate
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

2 cups sliced almonds
6 ounces frozen grated coconut thawed
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound unsalted butter at room temp.
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 ounces cream cheese at room temp
2 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped into 1/4 inch
 

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toast the almonds on a baking sheet in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Cool them to room temp, then place the sliced almonds in a 4 qt bowl and use your hands to break them into irregular pieces. Set aside until needed. Place the thawed coconut in a medium guage strainer. Using a rubber spatula, press down on the coconut to drain the excess moisture from the coconut. ( discard the liquid) set aside. In a sifter combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Sift onto a large piece of wax paper and set aside until needed. In a 7 quart bowl, cream the butter, sugar and cream cheese with a stiff rubber spatula ( or wooded spoon) until smooth. Combine the egg yolks and vanilla extract into the mix. Add the coconut and mix until thoroughly combined. Now add the sifted dry ingredients and continue mixing until fully incorporated. Finally mix in the chopped chocolate. Divide the cooki dough into 48 level Tbs. size pieces. onto a large sheet of wax paper. Individually roll each dough portion in the almonds to coat thoroughly.( use your hands to form the almonds around each portion). Place the portioins on 4 nonstick baking sheets. 12 evenly spaced portions per baking sheet. Place the baking sheets on the top and center racks of the preheated oven and bake for 12 minutes., until lightly golden brown around the edges. Rotate the sheets from top to center and turn each sheet 180 degrees about halfway through the baking time. Remove the macaroonies from the oven and allow to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Store the macaroonies in a tightly sealed plastic container until ready to serve.

 

Nutritional Information:

2218 Calories (kcal); 152g Total Fat; (58% calories from fat); 59g Protein; 188g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1051mg Sodium