Carrot Cake Macaroons with Maple-Cream Cheese Glaze

Ingredients

• 4  egg whites 
• 1 Dash salt 
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar 
• 2.5 cups coconut flakes flaked lightly toasted
• 0.5 cup carrots finely grated
• 0.3 cup walnut pieces toasted chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 0.1 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 4 oz cream cheese softened (half of 8-oz package)
• 3 tablespoons milk 
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup 
• 0.5 cup powdered sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
2. In large bowl, beat egg whites and salt with whisk until mixture turns white and begins to stiffen.
3. Beat in one-third granulated sugar at a time until mixture is very stiff. Fold in remaining macaroon ingredients (do not stir vigorously or egg whites will lose their stiffness).
4. Spoon teaspoonfuls of mixture about 1 to 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
5. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown (insides should be soft but outsides should be just firm). Cool completely before removing from cookie sheets.
6. While macaroons are cooling, in medium bowl, beat cream cheese, milk, syrup and powdered sugar with whisk until no longer lumpy, adding more powdered sugar or milk to reach drizzling consistency. If desired, pour glaze into decorating bag.
7. Pipe glaze onto cooled macaroons, or use spoon to drizzle glaze over macaroons.
8. Let glaze set before serving or storing.