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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Coconut Macaroon Wreaths

    Modified: Mar 22, '25 · Published: Dec 4, '21 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    Bright green coconut macaroon wreaths are easy to make and will look festive and fun on your Christmas cookie platters. They are a great dessert to make for a Christmas cookie exchange or a holiday bake sale.

    Coconut Macaroon Wreaths decorated with red sugar pearls and red modeling chocolate bows.

    If you are looking for a simple cookie recipe to make for Christmas, this is it.

    You simply stir coconut, sugar, egg whites, and food coloring together, then, scoop and shape the cookies.

    The Coconut Macaroon Wreaths look great plain but can be easily decorated using sugar pearls and modeling chocolate or fondant bows.

    Green coconut macaroon cookie wreaths topped with red sugar pearls and modeling chocolate bows.

    Recipe

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    Coconut Macaroon Wreaths
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Cook Time
    12 mins
     
    These coconut macaroon cookies shaped like wreaths are some of the easiest Christmas cookies to make and the bright green wreaths decorated with red sugar pearls will dress up any holiday cookie platter.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Christmas cookies, christmas desserts, coconut, coconut macaroons
    Servings: 18 cookies
    Calories: 105 kcal
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 3 ½ cups sweetened flaked coconut
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 egg whites (from two large eggs)
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • ¼ teaspoon liquid green food coloring
    • 2 tablespoons red sugar pearls
    • 2 ounces red candy melts, melted
    • optional: red fondant or modeling chocolate bows
    Instructions
    1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

    2. Line three cookie sheets with silicone mats or with parchment paper.

    3. Stir together the coconut, sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, and green food coloring in a medium mixing bowl.

    4. Scoop out 18 tablespoons of the coconut mixture and place each scoop three inches apart on the cookie sheets.

    5. Then, use the round handle of a wooden spoon to create a hole in the center of each.

    6. Shape the cookies into wreaths with a 1-inch hole in the center.

    7. Optionally, you can wet your fingers and shape the wreaths using your hands.

    8. Bake the cookies, one tray at a time for 8 minutes, then rotate 180 degrees and continue to bake for 3-5 more minutes until some of the flakes of coconut begin to lightly brown.

    9. Once baked, if the cookies have puffed in the center, use the round handle of a wooden spoon to reshape the center.

    10. Allow the cookies to cool for 20 minutes on the cookie sheets.

    11. Lift the cookies off the cookie sheets using a thin metal spatula, set them on parchment paper, and allow them to cool completely before decorating.

    12. To decorate, use melted red candy melts to attach three sets of three sugar pearls and one bow to the tops of each coconut macaroon wreath.

    13. Store your cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.

    Recipe Notes

    These cookies can be made ahead and frozen for up to 3 months but should be thawed before decorating.

     

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    Beth Klosterboer
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    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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