Janes Coconut Sugar Cookies Recipes

MARY'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; blend into the creamed mixture. Cover and chill for at least two hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Divide the dough into two parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece of the dough out to 3/16 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle cookies with plain or colored granulated sugar.
• Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and 2 sticks of the butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
• Add the milk, vanilla and egg and beat again until the dough just comes together.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and gently push together until a solid ball of dough forms. Transfer the dough to a sheet of parchment paper and form into a log 2 1/2 to 3 inches wide. Roll the dough tightly in the parchment paper and twist the ends closed. Refrigerate until firm and thoroughly chilled, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Slice the chilled dough into disks 1/4-inch thick. Place the slices on the parchment-lined baking sheets with 1 1/2 to 2 inches of space between each cookie, about 8 cookies per sheet. Keep the rest of the roll in the refrigerator as the first batch bakes. Bake until lightly browned around the edges and slightly soft in the center, about 12 minutes. Place the pans on a rack to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• While the cookies cool, combine the chocolate and the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water. Let sit until the chocolate looks almost melted. Stir until smooth.
• Hold the cookies by the edges and carefully dip the surface of each cookie into the melted chocolate about halfway. Place the cookies on a rack chocolate-side up. Sprinkle each cookie with pieces of peppermint or pretzel. Cool completely (either at room temperature or in the refrigerator) to set before serving.

COCONUT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Process coconut in a food processor until finely ground. Whisk together flour, coconut, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Put butter and granulated sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Mix in eggs, vanilla, and coconut extract, if desired. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Divide dough into thirds; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate until firm but malleable, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Roll out dough between 2 sheets of lightly floured parchment to 1/4 inch thick. Repeat, and stack between parchment on a baking sheet. Freeze or refrigerate dough until firm, 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut out shapes with a floured cutter. Space 11/2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment. To decorate with sugar, lightly brush with water and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake until edges are golden, 11 to 13 minutes. Let cool on sheets 3 minutes. Transfer to wire racks; let cool completely. If frosting cookies, put glaze in a small pastry bag fitted with a small plain round tip (such as Ateco #6), and pipe onto cookies. Alternatively, spread glaze on cookies using a small offset spatula. Let glaze dry completely, or sprinkle with sugar or sprinkles when still wet then let dry completely, at least 2 hours.

MARY JANE'S DELICIOUS COOKIES

Steps:

• Blend together sugars, margarine, oil, egg and vanilla.
• Add flour salt, baking soda and cream of tarter.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Drop on cookie sheet by spoonfull and press down with a fork.
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.

ANNE'S BASIC SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine cake mix, butter, egg, vanilla, and almond extract in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until the mixture comes together into a sticky ball, 30 to 45 seconds.
• Roll the dough to 1/4- to 1/2-inch thickness on a lightly floured board with a lightly floured rolling pin. Use cookie cutters to stamp out shapes and place them 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. (You can reroll the dough scraps once and cut out more cookies.) Brush the cookies with egg white and decorate with sprinkles.
• Place one pan in the oven at a time. Bake until the edges of the cookies are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes for smaller cookies and 10 to 12 minutes for larger. Let the cookies rest on the cookie sheet for 1 minute, then remove to wire racks with a metal spatula to cool completely, about 20 minutes.

SANDY'S SUPER SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Beat butter and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla extract. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture on low speed until dough is just-combined.
• Divide dough into 4 portions; refrigerate 3 portions. Roll remaining portion out on a lightly-floured work surface to 1/4-inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut dough into desired shapes and transfer cookies to prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly golden at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking process with remaining dough portions.

JANE'S COCONUT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine butter, oil, soda, powder, extract, sugar, and salt.
• Add flour, coconut, and macadamias (if using).
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place on cookie sheet.
• Use a glass, dipped in the remaining cookie dough (to "grease"), then dip in sugar, and flatten cookies.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes, until lightly browned on the bottom.
• Cool for approximately 1 minute on cookie sheet, then remove to wire rack.