Coconut Recipes Cookies Recipe Cards

BASIC COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Melt butter over low heat and stir into the Basic Cookie Mix. Beat egg lightly and add to mixture. Stir in vanilla and coconut and mix well.
• With lightly floured hands shape into 1 inch balls and arrange about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden. Cool a couple of minutes before removing from cookie sheet to racks to complete cooling.

CHEWY COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the flour mixture, then mix in the coconut. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted. Cool on wire racks.

~ COCONUT ISLAND COOKIES ~ GRAMS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Spray baking sheet with non stick cooking spray. Set aside. In a small saucepan, combine chocolate with 1/4 cup hot coffee, melt over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 2. In a medium mixing bowl, cream sugar with the butter.
• 3. Add egg and chocolate / coffee mixture. Mix well.
• 4. Sift flour, soda and salt - add to coffee mixture alternately with sour cream , ending with flour.
• 5. Stir in coconut. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet.
• 6. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Move to cooling racks.
• 7. Frosting: In a medium saucepan, combine chocolate sour cream and butter, heat until chocolate melts.
• 8. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, blending until consistency for spreading.
• 9. Frost warm cookies and sprinkle with coconut. Enjoy these soft, yummy cookies.

COCONUT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Combine milk and chocolate in double boiler over low heat. Stir frequently until chocolate has melted. Remove from heat and pour into mixing bowl. Stir in coconut, pecans, vanilla and salt. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for about 15 minutes, or until firm.

COCONUT BUTTONS

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl, with mixer at medium-high speed, beat butter, sugar, milk, coconut extract, baking powder, and salt until light and fluffy. With wooden spoon, stir in flour and chopped coconut (dough will be a bit crumbly). With hands, squeeze dough together.
• 2. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a 10" by 1" log. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and slide onto small cookie sheet for easier handling. Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour or until firm.
• 3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut each log into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices, 1 inch apart, on 2 ungreased large cookie sheets. With toothpick, make 4 holes in each cookie to resemble a button. Place cookie sheets on 2 oven racks. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until lightly golden, rotating cookie sheets between the upper and lower racks halfway through baking time.
• 4. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool. When cookies are cool, melt chocolate with shortening. Dip bottom of each cookie into melted chocolate so that the chocolate comes slightly up the side of the cookie. With small metal spatula, scrape excess chocolate from bottom of cookie, leaving a thin layer. Place cookies, chocolate-side down, on waxed paper. Set cookies aside to allow chocolate to set. (May need to put in fridge to accomplish this.)
• 5. Store cookies in tightly covered container. Makes about 6 1/2 dozen cookies.

COCONUT AMMONIA COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream shortening and butter. Add sugar and crushed ammonia. Add flour and coconut.
• 2. Roll into small balls.
• 3. Bake 10 minutes at 325-350 degrees.
• 4. You can purchase bakers ammonia at the drug store.