Pineapple Coconut Cookies Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

COCONUT CARROT CAKE NO-BAKE COOKIES WITH PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, a Silpat or parchment paper, and set aside.
• Cut the carrots into large pieces and place them in a food processor fitted with the chopping disc. Pulse the carrots until finely chopped. Add the pecans, cashews, coconut, almond butter, cinnamon, ginger, salt, 2 tablespoons maple syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Process until the mixture is well-combined, scraping the sides of the food processor as necessary. The mixture should be moist but not runny, and it will be ready when it starts to pull away from the sides of the food processor bowl and form a ball.
• Using clean hands, form the dough into 15 equally shaped balls, approximately 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Place the balls on the lined baking sheet, then use your thumb to flatten with an indentation.
• Prepare the frosting in a mixing bowl by combining the cream cheese and pineapple juice with the remaining 2 teaspoons maple syrup and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat with a hand mixer until creamy. Top each cookie with a spoonful of frosting, then sprinkle with additional shredded coconut if using. Place cookies in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours before serving, or in the freezer for 15 minutes. The cookies may be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.

FROSTED PINEAPPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 3 tablespoons juice. Set pineapple aside; set juice aside for frosting. In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add pineapple and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 17-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar with enough of the reserved pineapple juice to achieve a smooth spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and pineapple until combined. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Roll into 1-in. balls; roll in coconut. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.

COCONUT PINEAPPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat butter and both sugars with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg. On low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in oats, coconut and pineapple. Cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream the butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the pineapple juice and continue beating until absorbed into the mixture. Beat the confectioners' sugar into the mixture a little at a time until completely integrated.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Soften butter at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Shred pineapple chunks into smaller bits.
• Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add eggs 1 at a time until mixture is fluffy.
• Beat in coconut extract.
• Add water.
• Add the pineapple and coconut.
• In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
• Form cookie dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.
• Chill for 2 hours.
• Roll dough into by the 1/4 into balls.
• Lightly flatten top.
• Lay balls an inch apart and bake for 7 minutes.

ANGELA'S PINEAPPLE COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients together in a food processor till light and fluffy.

CRUSHED PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Spread pecans and coconut onto a baking sheet.
• Toast in the preheated oven until coconut is very light golden brown and pecans become fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, about 10 minutes. Leave the oven on.
• Pulse oats in a blender or food processor until slightly ground.
• Mix brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together in a bowl. Add pineapple, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
• Mix oats, flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl; mix into the wet ingredients. Stir in toasted coconut and pecans. Drop by spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.