These easy Salted Caramel Macaroons are the perfect combo of sweet and salty! Coconut cookies dipped in chocolate and drizzled with caramel sauce. A coconut lover’s dream!
I will start this post off by saying a huge thank you to all those who sent positive thoughts to me the past few weeks while we lived without power.
We are officially back in business after 2 very long weeks without…
My thoughts still go out to those who are living without power and homes due to the horrible devastation that was Hurricane Sandy. I encourage everyone to donate, even if it’s just a few dollars to the relief efforts for those who are now homeless and suffering.
When the power finally came back on late afternoon last Friday I had never been so excited to run a load of laundry…or wash a load of dishes.
That excitement lasted about 37 minutes.
Apparently it wasn’t DOING the laundry that I missed, it was the ABILITY to do the laundry.
And although I complained every minute of every day without power, or running water or internet, there are many who are far worse off than I.
I’m a bit of a princess.
Working on it…kinda-sorta.
So as my inaugural post-power treat I decided to get serious…Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons.
I took the base idea for these from the Host A Cookie Party site…I contributed some fun ideas along with Jamie from My Baking Addiction on how to throw a Cookie Party.
And I’m running a fun giveaway HERE (only one day left to enter) to win all the essentials to get your cookie party started.
But back to these cookies.
They are sweet, salty, chewy, coconutty….
Pretty much everything a cookie should be.
I mean, if you like coconut.
If you don’t…well, can we still be friends?
How to Make These Easy Coconut Macaroons
They go together totally fast.
Just mix some sweetened condensed milk together with some flour and caramel sauce…
You’ll want to add a bit of sea salt in there too.
I used flaked sea salt, but you don’t have to…
Then dump in a whole lotta coconut.
And give it a sweetened condensed milk/caramel bath…
Drop your yummy batter on a lined baking sheet…
This is how they will look after they’ve baked.
SO they are pretty awesome, as-is, yes?
But I mean, what would happen if we dipped them in chocolate?
Ohhhhh….
Then maybe, I mean…maybe…we could add some more caramel? Just saw this on Amazon: Kraft Caramel Bits, 11-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) by Kraft Caramel Bits. I just melted them up with a little water…
Sheesh…
And then maybe I sprinkled on a little more sea salt.
Because I’m salty.
Totally.
Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 34 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These easy Salted Caramel Macaroons are the perfect combo of sweet and salty! Coconut cookies dipped in chocolate and drizzled with caramel sauce. A coconut lover’s dream!
Ingredients
- 1 (14 oz) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 3/4 cup caramel sauce
- 1 cup flour
- 2 (14 oz) bag shredded sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 1/2- 2 tsp tsp sea salt, divided (I used flaked sea salt)
- 1 cup milk chocolate
- 1 cup caramel bits
- 1 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper and spray it lightly with cooking spray. Set aside
- In a large bowl combine flour, sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce. Add in coconut and 1 tsp of sea salt. Stir until combined.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoon on lined baking sheet about an inch apart.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
- Melt milk chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments until melted, stirring after each interval.
- When cookies are cooled dip the bottoms of the cookies into the melted chocolate.
- Melt caramel bits and water in microwave for 45 seconds, or until melted.
- Drizzle caramel over top of the cookies and finish by sprinkling remaining 3/4 tsp sea salt on top of caramel, if desired.
- Let set completely before serving.
Notes
adapted from Eagle Brand
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 82
- Sugar: 6.6 g
- Sodium: 162.1 mg
- Fat: 3.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.3 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Cholesterol: 2.1 mg
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**I adapted this recipe since I first posted based on feedback from the comments…the recipe is updated!
These look SO good. I love coconut macaroons. They’re so dangerous. I eat way too many of them. I’m glad you have power back! 🙂 question – what nailpolish do you have on? I love the tiny sparkles in it!
It’s OPI Holiday Glow 🙂
Can’t wait to make these! But I’m not exactly sure what you mean by caramel sauce? Is that just more melted caramel?
Like caramel ice cream sauce 🙂
Yes! Coconut Macaroons are one of my tip top favorite cookies (dipped in chocolate of course). Adding salted caramel makes me love them even more…makes me love YOU even more 🙂
Good luck with all that laundry girl!
I need a few four dozenish of these in my life right now.
Also, you are not princessey, you are pioneer challenged, meaning that you are not good at pioneerish things. Next time I’ll send you some Little House books and it can feel like an adventure.
I’m so happy that your power is back! I’ve been thinking about you and all those affected. We had a bake sale yesterday and raised $180 for the red cross. Every little bit helps!
I NEED to make these! If my mom didn’t just make me a Mounds cake for my Birthday (today), I’d make them now! Instead, I’ll hold off until the cake is gone.
Glad to hear that your power has been restored. I cannot imagine!
I have never made homemade macaroons, but they look so much better than the ones in the box. Yummy!
Yay for being able to do laundry and dishes…even if the thrill only lasted so long. It is amazing the things that we take for granted when so many others don’t have those simple little things. I love coconut and I love salted caramel…these.look.awesome!!!! And I think I have everything in my baking cupboard for them…YAY!!!
I don’t know how you did it all.
No power for that long?
I couldn’t do it.
Last summer when hurricane irene hit; half of cape cod had power (us) and
the other half lost it for 12 days.
I had a lot of friends come over to shower and do laundry.
They were so grateful, but the misery of not having power that long took
a long toll on them.
A lot of my friends now have gas generators. They are crazy expensive to install but they can run indefinitely.
Congrats on getting your power back on! And on being able to use your oven – I bet it has never felt.so.good.
I have those caramel bits in my cupboard (and all the other ingredients, too) – I need to make these b/c boy, they look phenomenal. Sweet, chewy, chocolaty, perfect.