Tutus Hawaiian Cookies Recipes

HAWAIIAN NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
• Blend the egg and the almond flavoring into the creamed butter and sugar.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.
• Blend the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
• Fold the pineapple tidbits and coconut flakes into the dough.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

TUTU'S SUPER CRISPY SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar and salt until smooth and fluffy. Mix the baking soda with the vanilla, then add to the butter mixture. Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well between additions. Gently stir in the Rice Krispies.
• Lightly butter 2 baking sheets. Spoon 2-tablespoon-size mounds of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 3 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the pans from the oven. Gently flatten the cookies with a spatula. Rotate the pans from top to bottom and front to back and continue baking until the cookies are lightly cracked on the top and golden brown on the bottom, about 25 minutes longer. Let cool slightly, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

HAWAII 5-0 COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drop prepared cookie dough by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 1-inch between each cookie. Press the macadamia nuts into the dough. Bake until golden around the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes.

HAWAII 5-0 COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drop prepared cookie dough by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 1-inch between each cookie. Press the macadamia nuts into the dough. Bake until golden around the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes.

HAWAIIAN WEDDING CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in nuts and pineapple. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Roll cooled cookies in additional confectioners' sugar.

TATù -- SICILIAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift the flour, almonds, and sugar and add cocoa powder to darken it. Form a well and add coffee, vanilla extract, butter and orange marmalade. Combine into a dough. Use the dough to form balls the size of a walnut. Put them on a greased cookie sheet and bake them at 375 F until golden. About 15 minutes.
• At this point make the veil: heat the chocolate and sugar over a very gentle flame, stirring constantly, and when the mixture is smooth and creamy remove it from the fire. Stir in the vanilla extract, let it cool slightly, and ice the cookies. Dust the cookies with just a hint of cinnamon and they're ready.

HAWAIIAN COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, confectioners' sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl. Mix well. Add butter and vanilla extract and stir until a soft dough forms. Shape into 36 balls. Place 1 ball in each of 36 ungreased mini muffins cups; press lightly into the bottom and up the sides to make a crust.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon pineapple preserves into each crust. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon macadamia nuts over pineapple. Beat sugar and egg together in a small bowl to combine; mix in coconut until well blended. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the mixture over each macadamia layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust and coconut are golden brown, 23 to 33 minutes.
• Cool in pans for 20 minutes. Hold each pan upside-down at an angle over a wire rack; tap bottoms of cups lightly with a butter knife to release tarts. Let cool completely.

HAWAIIAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, mixing well after each addition. Add nuts; mix well.
• Shape dough into ball; flatten into disc. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into shapes using 2-inch pineapple-shaped or round cookie cutter. Place, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets. Refrigerate 30 min.
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Bake cutouts 8 to 10 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Drizzle melted chocolate over cooled cookies.