Coconut Nest Cookies Recipe

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Coconut Nest Cookies
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Directions:

  1. Cut two pieces of cooking parchment to fit two 10- by 15-inch baking sheets. With a pencil, draw 10 evenly spaced 2-inch circles on each piece of parchment. Place each, marked side down, on a baking sheet.
  2. In a large bowl or the bowl of a standing mixer, with a hand-held mixer or the standing mixer's whisk attachment, beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed until foamy. Add salt and beat until stiff peaks form, 2 to 4 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating mixture until sugar has dissolved completely (rub a little between your fingers to check; if it feels gritty, sugar is not dissolved) and mixture is glossy, thick, and very billowy, 2 to 5 minutes. Beat in rum, then gently fold in coconut.
  3. Mound mixture in 3- to 4-tablespoon portions in marked circles. Using a spoon, make a shallow depression in the center of each so it resembles a nest.
  4. Bake cookies in a 250° regular oven (convection not recommended) until light golden, about 1 hour, switching pan positions halfway through baking. Turn oven off, leaving cookies inside, and let stand until dry and firm to the touch, about 2 hours longer. Remove from oven and let cool completely on sheets, then peel off parchment.
  5. Set candies or jelly beans in each nest.
  6. Note: Nutritional analysis is per unfilled cookie.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1130.27 Kcal (4732 kJ)
Calories from fat 439.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.83g 75%
Sodium 1168.22mg 49%
Potassium 811.04mg 17%
Total Carbs 158.75g 53%
Sugars 149.51g 598%
Dietary Fiber 6.98g 28%
Protein 18.71g 37%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Iron 2.8mg 16%
Calcium 31.5mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 306.82 Kcal (1285 kJ)
Calories from fat 119.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.25g 75%
Sodium 317.12mg 49%
Potassium 220.16mg 17%
Total Carbs 43.09g 53%
Sugars 40.58g 598%
Dietary Fiber 1.89g 28%
Protein 5.08g 37%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 16%
Calcium 8.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.9
    Points
  • 31
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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