These Magic Bar Macaroons have all of the flavors of one of my favorite cookie bars, Magic Bars, in macaroon form! Chocolate chips, butterscotch, and walnuts make these naturally gluten-free cookies even more delicious.
The batch that got put in the freezer never lasted all the way until Christmas due to us all sneaking out to have a Magic Cookie Bar (or three) anytime we could sneak into garage to snag them. Magic Cookie Bars are just too darn addicting – if you’ve had them, you know what I mean.
I surprisingly don’t have the recipe for magic cookie bars, but the recipe is all over the Internet. My mom and I make the classic Eagle Brand recipe, but we swap 1 cup butterscotch chips for 1 cup of the chocolate chips. So good!
The recipe does call for a chilling time of 30 minutes. I recommend chilling the batter because it makes it easier to roll the macaroons into balls without making a sticky mess, but you can skip this step if you’re using a cookie scoop or short on time.
These are quick, easy, and absolutely delicious. Give some out to friends and family this holiday season, but be sure to save a few for yourself! :) Enjoy.
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Magic Bar Macaroons- 2½ cups (10 oz) sweetened shredded coconut
- 3 large egg whites
- ¼ cup (3.5 oz) sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup butterscotch chips
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
- Whisk together the egg whites, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract until fully combined and slightly foamy. Stir the coconut into the egg mixture until combined. Add the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and walnuts and stir to combine. Wrap the bowl in plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture is thick, about 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 375°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Using wet hands (or a cookie scoop), roll 1 tablespoon of the mixture at a time into balls and lay them on the prepared baking sheets, spaced about 1 inch apart.
- Bake the macaroons until light golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes, switching and rotating the baking sheets halfway through baking. Let the macaroons cool completely on the baking sheets, about 1 hour.
- After the macaroons have cooled completely, melt the semisweet chocolate in the microwave, stirring often, 1 to 3 minutes. Dip each macaroon into the melted chocolate to coat the bottom, letting the excess drip back into the bowl, then lay it on a clean sheet of parchment paper. Let cool at room temperature until the chocolate is set, about 30 minutes. If desired, use the excess chocolate to drizzle over the macaroons. Enjoy!
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