Santa's Whiskers Cookies
photo by TattooedMamaof2
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
60 cookies
ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- 3 cups sweetened coconut, shredded
- 1 cup candied cherry, or, candied fruit mix, coarsley chopped
directions
- Heat oven to 350°F Have ungreased baking sheets ready.
- Beat butter, sugar, egg, milk, extracts and salt in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until blended (mixture may look curdled). On low speed, beat in flour until combined. Stir in 1 cup coconut and the cherries.
- Put remaining coconut into a bowl. Drop rounded measuring teaspoons dough into coconut; rolling gently to coat. Place 2-in. apart on baking sheets.
- Bake 15 minutes, or until coconut is toasted and cookies are set. Cool slightly on baking sheet on a wire rack before moving directly on baking sheet to completely cool.
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I'm a happily married mother of two and I own a jewelry and accessory business. My husband and I were vegan for six years, we now eat poultry and fish. My husband is a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder, so it's very important that we eat healthy... too bad I have such a sweet-tooth!