Vanishing Coconut Macaroons

Today we were requested to make coconut macaroons for a friend's dad's birthday (that sounds confusing). We don't have too much experience with macaroons of any kind but these turned out to be fantastic and incredibly easy to make. We had to hide them from our families in order to have enough to give away.     HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT HERRON! 


the original recipe can be found at: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/coconut-macaroons-2/Detail.aspx


you will need:
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions 
(1) preheat oven to 325 degrees
(2) whip egg whites, add sugar and vanilla and continue to whip
(3) combine coconut, flour and salt and incorporate into sugar/egg mixture
(4) drop rounded teaspoon-fulls onto a parchment covered baking sheet 
(5) bake 18-20 minutes


I chose to drizzle melted chocolate over some of the macaroons, in our opinion the extra touch makes them a perfect 10!
To melt the chocolate
(1) put 1/3 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl (uncovered)
(2) microwave at 50% for 2 minutes, stir well after taking finished microwaving
(3) add 1 tsp of vegetable oil to create a smoother and thinner consistency 
Dip a spoon in the melted chocolate and drizzle over the cooled macaroons. . . YUM