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EASY COCONUT COOKIES RECIPE

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Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • hand mixer
  • 1/3 cup cookie scoop
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • icing spatula

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS FOR SUGAR COOKIES:

  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp coconut extract
  • 3 cup flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup shredded coconut

INGREDIENTS FOR ICING:

  • 1/2 cup salted softened butter
  • 31/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp coconut extract
  • 3-5 tbsp milk
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut to sprinkle

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Use a hand mixer to cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
    butter and sugar in a glass bowl
  • Add eggs and extracts to this mixture and mix well.
    eggs and creamed butter and sugar in a glass bowl
  • Sift flour and baking powder into the dough, then mix to combine.
    sifted flour in dough mixture
  • Add shredded coconut and mix well.
    coconut sugar cookie dough
  • Scoop cookie mix and roll into a ball. Place 6 cookie balls on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
    coconut cookie dough balls on a parchment lined baking sheet
  • Use the bottom of a glass to flatten each cookie down.
    flattened cookie dough balls on a parchment lined baking sheet
  • Bake for 8-11 minutes or until slightly golden. The center of the cookie should be puffy.
  • Allow cookies to cool. While the cookies are cooling, you can make the icing.
  • Using a hand mixer cream butter until smooth and creamy, then slowly mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and almond milk.
    sifted flour in dough mixture
  • Mix until the frosting has a smooth consistency.
    closeup of frosting
  • Use an angled icing spatula to add icing to each cookie when the cookie is still slightly warm.
  • Start at the middle of the top of the cookie and work your way outward using a wide circular motion.
  • Sprinkle shredded coconut on top of the frosting.
    closeup of several frosted coconut cookies on a wood board on a kitchen counter
  • ENJOY!