Coconut Thumbprint Cookies With Salted Caramel Recipes

COCONUT THUMBPRINT COOKIES WITH SALTED CARAMEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, then beat in vanilla. With mixer on low, gradually add flour and 1/2 teaspoon table salt, and beat to combine. Press dough together in plastic wrap, then roll into 1 1/4-inch balls. Dip each ball in beaten egg, and roll in coconut. Place balls on parchment-lined baking sheets, and press an indentation into each with your thumb. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove sheets from oven, and re-press indentations. Bake cookies until golden, 9 to 10 minutes more. Let cool on wire racks. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Place caramels and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, 4 to 6 minutes. Spoon into indentations in cookies, and sprinkle with sea salt. Rewarm caramel if it hardens before all cookies are filled.

SALTED CARAMEL COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Arrange racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick foil.
• Stir coconut, flour, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract until well blended. Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop and drop 2-inch balls of dough onto the prepared sheets. Using your thumb, make an indentation in each dough ball.
• Bake in the preheated oven until coconut is toasted and bottoms are golden, 15 to 17 minutes, rotating pans halfway through. If cookies puff, re-press centers with the rounded side of a measuring teaspoon. Cool on the sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool completely.
• Spoon a scant teaspoon of caramel topping into each indentation. Sprinkle each with several flakes of sea salt.

SALTED CARAMEL COCONUT COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300˚F (150˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add the sliced almonds and 3 ounces of the coconut flakes to the prepared baking sheet and toast for 15 minutes, or until golden and fragrant.
• Increase the oven temperature to 350˚F (180˚C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Add the toasted coconut and half of the toasted almonds to a food processor and process until broken down into fine crumbs.
• Add the flour and salt, and process until combined.
• In a medium bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla, and beat with an electric hand mixer until fully combined and the sugar is dissolved.
• Add the egg and beat to incorporate.
• Fold in the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until no dry spots remain.
• Divide the dough into 18 equal balls and arrange 9 on each baking sheet.
• Using the bottom of a wooden spoon, poke a hole in the center of each dough ball.
• Chill the dough balls for 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the reserved toasted almonds with the remaining 3 ounces of coconut flakes. Mix with a fork to combine.
• Roll the chilled dough balls in the almond coconut mixture to coat the outside.
• Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, or until set. Let cool completely.
• In a small pot over low heat, combine the caramel candies and heavy cream. Cook, stirring frequently, until melted. Remove from the heat.
• Fill the centers of each cookie with the caramel mixture.
• Drizzle melted chocolate over the cookies, then sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
• Enjoy!