Chocolate-dipped Macaroons

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1 (14 ounce) bag sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f
• 2 line baking sheet(s) with foil.
• 3 coat with nonstick spray and dust with flour.
• 4 mix first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
• 5 beat egg whites in a small to medium bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted.
• 6 fold into coconut mixture.
• 7 drop level measuring tablespoons about 1" apart on baking sheet(s).
• 8 bake 14 to 16 minutes until lightly toasted.
• 9 slide foil onto a wire rack and let cool completely.
• 10 peel off foil and save.
• 11 melt chocolate chips as package directs.
• 12 dip bottoms of macaroons in chocolate and replace on foil.
• 13 slide foil back onto baking sheets and re­frigerate until chocolate sets; peel macaroons off foil.
• 14 refrigerate tightly covered with wax paper between layers up to 1 week.