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!
You had me at salted caramel, I can’t get enough of that!
Glad you got your power back! I love macaroons, but sadly have never made them! Going on my very long list…
I really thought those things WERE chickpeas. I had to go back and forth a few times before I understood you weren’t putting chickpeas in these awesome cookies! 🙂
Two of my favorites together, oh how I just LOVE these.
Macaroons have always been my favorite, but OOOHHHH salted caramel on top, YUM!
So glad your power returned!
Still praying for all the storm victims. So glad to hear you have your power back on! The very 1st thing I think of when I’ve lost power is laundry..and my hair! Looks like some awesome treats to help you make it through Mt. Laundry. 🙂
Shelly the only time it’s fun to “rough it” is when you’ve got your tent and camping stove fired up. I’m glad things are back to normal. 🙂
These cookies are a thing of beauty!!
So glad to hear you got power back. We only lost power for 8 days so I can only imagine how hard it must be for all the people who are still without power and displaced from their homes. We take so much for granted – I have to say it was so nice being able to cook in a warm kitchen again in the light and to take a hot shower and do laundry.
What a recipe to get you back into the swing of things.
So happy you have power again. I couldn’t imagine going that long, glad everything is okay now.
Yay for having power back!!! That’s SO awesome! I am a MAJOR fan of coconut but even if I wasn’t…I highly suspect that the chocolate and caramel would win me over!
Where do you get the caramel bits?