Happy Valentine’s Day, people! Let’s nip this right in the bud. You may be seeing these pictures and thinking to yourself, “Hey! You dum-dum, those aren’t macaroons.” Well, yeah they are. And why the need for name calling? If you were thinking you’d see pictures of those cute, little, colorful French sandwich-looking pastries, think again. It wasn’t until maybe a year ago that I discovered a macaroon is actually a chewy coconut bar/ball. Those little French guys we all know are actually called macarons. Only one “o”. Who knew? Not me. I know so many people that call them macaroons. Honestly, I think mack-ah-ron sounds kind of snooty. But, I guess that is because those little suckers are a pain to make and I guess the people that bake them want their due credit by making you feel as foolish as possible before eating one. Maybe. I mean, I will still buy them and gladly eat them, but I would rather stick to this sweet, chewy, made-in-two-bowls-easy dessert bar. I made them over the weekend and Mike and the kids both gobbled them up. Ya know what? I didn’t even feel bad about it. It is seriously just unsweetened coconut, …

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