Coconut Lemon Meltaway Cookies Recipes

LEMON MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together 3/4 cup butter and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Combine the flour and corn starch, and blend into the lemon mixture to form a soft dough. Divide dough in half, roll each half into a log about 8 inches long and 1 inch in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut each roll into 1/4 inch slices and place onto the cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 12 minutes, or until set. Cool completely before frosting.
• In a small bowl, blend together 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon lemon zest with an electric mixer until smooth. Frost cookies and allow to dry before serving or storing.

LEMON-COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Mix in lemon juice. Mix flour, coconut, cream of tartar, baking soda, lemon zest, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat on low speed until everything is well mixed, about 2 minutes.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto 2 ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

LEMON MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in lemon juice. In a small bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into butter mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into an 8-in.-long roll. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 8-12 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in lemon zest, lemon juice and, if desired, food coloring. Spread over cookies.

COCONUT LEMON COOKIES

Steps:

• mix sugar, Cool Whip, flour and lemon juice together.
• Take 1 tsp of the mix and drop in coconut. Cover the mix and roll into balls.
• Place on cookie tray and press gently to flatten the dough balls.
• Place an almond slice onto each cookie.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 300°F.

COCONUT LEMON MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• Mix dry ingredients in electric mixer.
• Mix wet ingredients in bowl or cup with a spout.
• With mixer on low, slowly stream wet into dry.
• Stream coconut oil into the mix.
• Form into small balls.
• Option 1.
• Place in oven until they crack open. This should be about an hour, maybe more.
• When done, they will be dry on the outside and melt in your mouth moist on the inside.
• Option 2.
• Just refrigerate for at least 1 hour. These will be soft and moist.
• Dust with powered sugar.