Friday, December 21, 2012

Happy Holidays! Now Have Some Cookies...

It's the last Friday before Christmas! Whoop! Like many others in the blogosphere, I'll be taking next week off to enjoy the real world. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season with friends and family, and thank you loads for all your support over the past year. Time and again, I'm reminded of the blogging community's generosity.

Now time for cookies! To celebrate the launch of Angela's Felsted's new novel Chaste, I'm participating in a cookie-recipe exchange (or 'biscuits', as they call them on this side of the Pond). I have a particular hankering for coconut macaroons, so without further ado....

Simple Coconut Macaroons
(From Allrecipes.co.uk)


Ingredients

Makes16 macaroons
  • 2 free range eggs
  • 225g (8 oz) desiccated coconut
  • 150g (5 oz) caster sugar
  • glace cherries to decorate (optional)

Preparation method

Prep: 15 minsCook: 30 mins

37 comments:

  1. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas, Talli! Thanks for the recipe.

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  2. Happy Christmas Talli to you and family, take care and oh! thanks for the recipe.

    Yvonne.

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  3. I love how your recipe call for "free range" eggs! What is desiccated coconut? And caster sugar? We're pretty ignorant over here but I trust the Brits know their sweets. I LOVE coconut macaroons and something tells these ones would be really good. I love the idea of pyramids, which would involve some creativity as well and glace cherries?

    Have a Merry Christmas. Thank you for your unfailing support of other writers and thank you for the recipe. We finally have a dusting of snow and the world is still here.

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  4. If I tried to guess, I'd mess it up for sure!
    Have a wonderful Christmas, Talli.

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  5. Happy Christmas, Talli! Hope you and Mr TR enjoy this last Christmas to yourselves x

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  6. Congrats to Angela.

    Talli- the recipe looks yummy. My oldest daughter is all about cooking these days I'll be passing this on to her.

    Happy Holidays!

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  7. Talli--I gained five pounds just reading your blog!

    Merry Christmas to you, Mr. TR and Baby TR!

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  8. Yvonne, dessicated coconut comes in packs and it's like shredded coconut.Caster sugar is just finely ground sugar you can put sugar in a blender to make it finer.
    Talli recipe sounds great might try it. Have a lovely Christmas with your hubby.

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  9. This recipe looks really delicious but I wonder if I should allow myself such pleasure this Christmas with all the other sweets now crowding the dinner table :)

    have a wonderful Christmas Talli!

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  10. Thanks for the recipe! One of my New Year's resolutions is to start cooking (and baking) more. I'd like to learn how to bake cookies, because I usually just buy frozen cookie dough. And Merry Christmas to you!

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  11. Yay!! No cup measurements!! LOL!!! And I'm not talking bras neither! Ok, it's Friday, it's the last day of work and there's wine....!!

    Awww Talli - have a gorgeous Christmas and New Year!! Take care
    x

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  12. Oh, that is much too tempting and yummy!

    A merry Christmas to you and your family, Talli!

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  13. Hi Talli .. have a lovely break - it won't be long before no: 1 arrives and life will change - so have the most marvellous Christmas time

    A very happy Christmas to you both ... and much success and joy next year ... coconut macaroons = delish! cheers Hilary

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  14. I'm not much for measuring anyway, so I should be okay.

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  15. Yummy sounding recipe! Hmm, I think my parents have a scale... I might try this at their house!

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  16. I bought a wonderful, on sale cookbook last year, all these receipes I wanted to try and then realized everything was measured in weights. Not that easy to interpret. Have a wonderful Christmas.

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  17. I love, love, love, love coconut. Just so yummy.

    Merry Christmas :-)

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  18. Enjoy your holidays and relax as much as you can!

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  19. Macaroons are my favorite. I've been eating far too many since we baked them last week. Oops.

    Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a happy healthy new year!

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  20. We've always liked these...

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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  21. I never knew how easy those cookies were! I love recipes like that. Happy holidays and see you next year!

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  22. Receipe sounds yum. Must try.

    Merry Christmas! Have a happy time!

    Nas

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  23. Happy Christmas to you and yours, Talli. Aha, I have a recipe like this. Much quicker and easier than those pesky French Macarons!

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  24. I adore coconut macaroons. Yum!

    Merry Christmas, Talli, and all the best for 2013.

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  25. Oh I love coconut macaroons. Thanks for the recipe :)

    Merry Christmas.

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  26. Merry Christmas, Talli! Wishing you all the best for the New Year!

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  27. Happy Christmas, Talli! Can't wait for next year when you introduce us to the Little TR.

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  28. Yum! Thanks for the cookies and happy holidays!

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  29. Merry Christmas!!! Enjoy your week in the real world. Xxx

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  30. The cookies sound good! Hope you had a great Christmas!

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  31. Congrats to Angela! Thanks for the delicious recipe. Hope that you and Mr. TR had a lovely Christmas!
    Julie

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  32. My cookie recipe is here: http://djkirkby.co.uk/2012/12/christmas-candy-men/ and can be adapted to work with gluten free or regular flour. Hope your launch has gone well Angela!

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  33. Wishing you a Happy and Prosperous New Year with the new Bub now, Talli!

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Coffee and wine for all!