coconut butter glazed cookies by freda

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82 Pinches
Vanc. (born in Savannah, Ga), WA
Updated on Dec 13, 2010

These are RICH an flaky "Canadian" COCONUT COOKIE recipe, since my folks are canadian decent, I have many of their recipes. They Never Substitute Butter for Margarine.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method ---
yield about 40 cookies

Ingredients

  • COCONUT COOKIES
  • 1 C - butter , softened
  • 2/3 C - granulated sugar
  • 1 - egg
  • 1 tsp - vanilla extract
  • 2 14 C - all purpose flour
  • 1/2 C - sweetened coconut
  • 2 TBS - cornstarch
  • 1 tsp - baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp - salt
  • GLAZE
  • 2 C - pdr sugar
  • 2 tsp - coconut or vanilla flavoring ( or rum)
  • 1/4 C - milk

How To Make coconut butter glazed cookies by freda

  • Step 1
    Preheat Oven @ 350 degrees in Large Bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; Stir in egg, flavoring. in seperate bowl blend together dry ingredients flour, stir in coconut, cornstarch, soda, and stir into butter mixture, 1/2 at a time.
  • Step 2
    Divide batter in 1/2, flatten into (2)disks and wrap in plastic wrap and place in refer to chill till firm, about 30 min.
  • Step 3
    Between floured wax paper, roll out dough to 1/4 " thick.Use 2 1/2" cookie cutter cut out cookies, re-roll scraps, Place 1"-2" apart on parchment paper lined baking sheet. Place in freezer 15 Min. until firm, *BEFORE* Baking.
  • Step 4
    Bake 10-12 min. till cookies are firm & edges are golden brown. Cool 2 Min, then Transfer to racks to cool
  • Step 5
    GLAZE; in small bowl, Whisk together all glaze Ingredients, Spread a scant tsp over each cookie and let harden. OPTION; after glazing each cookie, sprinkle with toasted coconut.

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