FoodNuts!

Ok FoodNutters, its COOOOOKie time!  Want a gluten-free cookie that tastes like something you bought at a fancy cafe?  Having guests over who have celiacs and don’t know what to serve for desert?  Need a host gift for a foodie type who doesn’t eat wheat?  Look no further, I have your solution in the form of deliciously decadent (but ridiculously easy to make!) Chocolate-Dipped MMMacaroons.  I’ve had a great response from this recipe on my blog www.glutendairyfreedom.net, and I wanted to share it with you, the food-nuts-foodies, so you can proudly place your stamp on something that looks store-bought and fancy-schmancy!  And if you’re curious, the extra M’s in “MMMacaroons” are for Ummmmmmmm, mmmmmmm, good.

Ingredients:

No, you didn't buy them!

• 5 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 2/3 cup rice syrup or honey
• 4 egg whites
• 6 tablespoons rice flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Bittersweet chocolate (optional)

What do I do?

1. Preheat the oven to 350′F
2. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients (except chocolate) quite well until entire mixture is wet and the same consistency.
4. Form into balls and flatten slightly on cookie sheets with a bit of space in between.
5. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until edges are golden.
6. Remove from oven and let cool on pan to set.
7. When set, transfer to parchment lined tray and if you are doing the chocolate dip, refrigerate for at least one hour.
8. For chocolate dip, melt chocolate in a small pot on very low heat, stirring constantly.
9. Tilt the pot to the side, and dip half the cookies one at a time and lay back on parchment lined tray.
10. Refrigerate again until set.

These look really fancy and appear much more difficult then they actually are.  They are sure to impress when served to guests or as a host gift when wrapped in a white box with some ribbon, or on a plate with some cellophane and tied with a bow.  People will think you went to a fancy bakery.  Let them think that, then slip in that you made them yourself!  You’re such a pro!

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