Although many think of macaroons as just a combination of ground almonds (or paste) and egg whites, in North America we like our macaroons to contain sweetened coconut.

Yuletide comes early to the Recipes, thus my favorite Holiday brunch-ish recipe.

Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour Ingredients For the sponge 225g/8oz unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing 225g/8oz golden caster sugar 4 free-range eggs 1 lime, zest and juice 50g/2oz desiccated coconut, toasted 200g/7oz self-raising flour splash milk (optional)   For the custard 6 free-range [...]