Paradise Cookies

Submitted by SusieQusie

"Soft buttery cookies, filled with pineapple, macadamia nuts and coconut."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 36 cookies

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2⁄3 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 3⁄4 cup sweetened coconut

directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
3. Add drained pineapple and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
4. Reduce mixer speed to low; add flour and baking powder. Beat until well mixed.
5. By hand, stir in nuts and 1/4 cup of the coconut.
6. Place remaining coconut in a small bowl.
7. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; dip tops in coconut and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Bake 12-15 minutes or until set. Let cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

These cookies were excellent SusieQusie. We enjoyed them very much. They were soft, moist, chewy and had a delicious flavor. I didn't use the macadamian nuts as my dh is allergic to nuts. I can't wait to try them again, this time with the nuts, just for me. Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[Rachaelle]

These were delicious. I left out the macadamia nuts, because I forgot to buy them. Since its only me, I just cooked a few of them, and froze the rest of the dough in balls. (They freeze & cookie excellently) I mixed by hand, and found the dough to be extremely sticky. I had to cover it in coconut to manage to make it into balls. I'm not sure if I did something wrong and thats why. But they were delicious anyway!!!

 

[ViperWife]

Very good cookie! Not as sweet as I thought, which is great! The dough was too moist for me to roll into balls and dip into the coconut, so I spooned the dough onto the pan, and placed pinches of coconut on top! Thanks for the great recipie!!

 

[twissis]

These lovely *Paradise Cookies* are aptly named. I made a full recipe that yielded 48 cookies & made 1 chg out of need vs choice. Macadamia nuts were either not on the shelf or labeled w/an Icelandic word I had no hope of deciphering, so I subbed slivered almonds. The cookies were done in 12 min in my convection oven & were as you described ... soft & buttery w/all the other flavors nicely present. The recipe uses no milk or egg, so is a way for cooks dealing w/egg allergies or lactose-intolerant issues to give their family a yummy sweet treat. Loved them SQ! Thx for sharing the recipe w/us.