Coconut cookies. OH MY GOSH, a local restaurant serves delicious coconut cookies that taste like these! I have been looking for the recipe. Baking is like a hobby for me, so after a little tweaking, I think I have created the PERFECT COOKIE for my family! Bursting with tart and sweet flavors, these cranberry coconut cookies are my favorite result from that experiment. —Amy Alberts, Appleton, Wisconsin. It's similar to a shortbread thumbprint.

Place remaining coconut in a food processor along with sugar, salt, and baking powder; process until finely ground. In a large bowl, beat shortening and sugars until blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. You can cook Coconut cookies using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Coconut cookies

It's 3 cups of flour.
Prepare 3 tsp of baking powder.
It's 11/4 cup of sugar.
Prepare 1 of egg.
It's 125 g of butter.
Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
Prepare 2 tsp of coconut flavor.
Prepare 1 cup of grated and toasted coconut.
It's 1/4 cup of milk or coconut milk.

We love baking cookies in our home, like A LOT!! The kids love helping and we all love eating!! One of our all-time favorites is this Oatmeal Coconut Cookies recipe (they're different from our Classic Oatmeal Cookies recipe, which we love too). I will admit that I was a little hesitant to try them at first because they seemed so plain, but oh mama, they were good!!

Coconut cookies step by step

Preheat your oven and line baking tray with parchment paper or foil..
Sift flour and baking powder together, and set aside. Cream butter and sugar till pale and fluffy..
Add egg and mix till completely incorperated. Add flour mixture one cup at a time, till a rollable dough is formed. Add milk but by bit if the dough is too stiff till it's pliable. Add the coconut and fold into the dough by hand..
Take a bit of dough, roll into a ball and flatten with your palms. Repeat same process for remaining dough, place the dough on the baking tray, 2cm apart..
Bake for 10-15minutes or till dough is set. Take off the oven and allow to cool completely. Cookies can last up to a week but must be stored in an airtight container or ziploc bag..

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the cream cheese and butter together on medium speed until combined and smooth. I may even add some more oatmeal and coconut so that the cookie has more substance. In my opinion this is a great base for you to make alterations until it suits your taste. Allow to cool completely and store your Coconut Dreams cookies in an airtight container.