Coconut Balls

Ingredients

• 1 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 egg whites
• 1 sachet or 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Green food coloring (optional)
• 500 g shredded coconut
• For Fatima's stuffed-maamoul with cream recipe, see: Maamoul Filled with Cream

Method

1. Put the butter in a bowl and add the sugar, egg whites, vanilla, and coconut; mix well and stir until the coconut cookie dough is homogeneous.
2. Divide the dough into two parts: color the first part green and leave the second part white.
3. Form the coconut into balls and place them on parchment paper on a tray or on a lightly greased baking sheet.
4. Put the coconut balls into the oven; they will spread slightly. Place the tray on the cooling rack.
5. When the balls are slightly colored on the bottom and top, remove them from the oven.
6. Let the white and colored coconut balls cool at room temperature before serving.
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8. For Fatima's maamoul filled with cream, here is the link: Maamoul Filled with Cream