Coconut Cherry Cookies Recipe 475 Food

CHERRY COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Mix egg and vanilla into butter/sugar mixture until combined.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add sifted dry ingredients and cherries, coconut, and nuts to butter/sugar mixture and mix until combined.
• Drop onto greased cookie sheet. We used a 2 tbsp scoop, leveled to form our cookies.
• Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cookies should be very sligthly browned on the edges. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
• While cookies are cooling, make the glaze by combining powdered sugar, cherry juice, melted butter, and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Stir until smooth. If the glaze starts to harden up, you can microwave it for about 6-7 seconds to thin it out again.
• Once cookies are cool, top with glaze and decorate with sprinkles (optional).

CHEERY CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the cherries, coconut and pecans. , Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

COCONUT CHERRY DROPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. With mixer, cream together butter, sugar, almond extract,and egg .
• 3. Add, mixing on low, flour, baking powder, salt, until just combined.
• 4. With a spoon or spatula, fold in coconut nuts and cherries.
• 5. Drop by teaspoon-ful onto cookie sheets. These will not spread out and flatten. Bake 10 - 15 minutes. Until bottom barely starts to brown.

COCONUT CHERRY SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place drained cherries on a paper towel.
• Grind slivered almonds in a food processor. Transfer to a bowl.
• Place coconut in the food processor; grind until finely chopped. Transfer 1 cup to a resealable plastic bag; add 3 drops of green food coloring, seal the bag, and shake. Pour into a bowl. Transfer remaining coconut to a separate resealable plastic bag; add 3 drops of red food coloring. Pour into a separate bowl.
• Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in water and almond extract.
• Combine flour, ground almonds, oats, and salt in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture gradually; dough will be crumbly.
• Pack 1 tablespoon of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned, 16 to 18 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Place 16 ounce package sugar in a bowl; mix in enough reserved cherry juice to reach a smooth dipping consistency. Dip the tops of the cooled cookies in the icing and then in the colored coconut. Place on waxed paper until icing is set, about 20 minutes.

COCONUT CHERRY CHOCOLATE KISS COOKIES

Steps:

• To make dough-In large mixer bowl cream butter with the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolk and vanilla. Beat well.
• Combine flour,baking powder and salt.NOTE-A touch of almond extract intensifies cherry flavor.
• Gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in cherries and 3 cups coconut. Cover tightly and chill for 1 hour ,or until firm.
• To bake-Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
• Roll in coconut.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 350°F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from oven. Immediately press 1 kiss in center of each cookie.
• Cool 1 minute.
• Carefully remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire racks.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CHERRY COOKIE

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar in a large bowl.
• Ad eggs and extract beating on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to creamy mixture gradually beating on low speed.
• Stir in chips, coconut and cherries (coarsely chopped).
• Drop table spoon fill in greased baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350°F.

CHERRY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press into a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. , For filling, in a small bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the egg mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts, cherries and coconut. Spread over crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CHERRY & COCONUT FLORENTINES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the sugar, honey and butter in a large pan and gently melt together. When all the sugar has dissolved stir in the coconut, flaked almonds, sliced cherries and flour.
• Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper (about 40 x 30cm), and roughly spread the Florentine mixture out to a thin layer - don't worry if you have small gaps, it should melt together in the oven. Bake for 10-12 mins until a rich golden colour, then set aside to cool and firm up.
• Melt the chocolate(s) all in separate heatproof bowls over gently simmering water. Line a second large tray or board with greaseproof paper and carefully flip the cooled Florentine bake onto it. Peel off the greaseproof paper. Spread the melted chocolate over, if you're using a few types just leave a gap between each.
• Leave aside until set, then stamp out shapes using cookie star cutters - if the cutter is digging into your hands (as the Florentine mix may be a little hard), rest a small plate or pan on top of it and push down on this instead.

COCONUT-CHERRY CHEWS

Steps:

• Dip measuring cup into mix and level off;allow to come to room temperature.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl,combine cookie mix,1 cup coconut,almond extract and egg at low speed until well mixed and dough forms.
• In a small bowl,beat egg white and water until foamy.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Dip in egg-white mixture;roll in coconut.
• Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Place cherry in center,pressing down lightly.
• Bake at 375 F for 11-14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• These overbake easily so keep an eye on them.