Place sweetened condensed milk in a double boiler until slightly thickened ( about 45 minutes) Keep warm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl combine coconut, sugar, flour and salt. Toss and mix well. Add egg whites and nuts and mix well.
Using round Tablespoon drop macaroons onto prepared cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 20-23 minutes or until golden brown on top, Place on cooling rack.
Melt chocolate with shortening in microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between each increment until chocolate is melted, drizzle over macaroons.
Then drizzle thickened sweetened condensed milk over the chocolate.
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