Crazy Good Tropical Cookies

Tropical flavor cookies

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup salted butter
• 1  cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups quick-cooking oats, crushed in a blender
• 1  cup self rising flour
• 6  ounces  dried pineapple, squeeze out juice and pat dry
• 7  ounces coconut
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. Mix softened butter and sugars well, then mix in egg, vanilla, and almond extract; set aside.
2. Process oats in blender until a fine powder, then add flour and oats to butter mixture. Beat well. Add pineapple, coconut and nuts to the mix. Shape into 1 inch balls and flatten with a fork on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-18 minutes.