Coconut Key Lime Thumbprints
"This is the cookie recipe I created for the Las Vegas World Food Championships 2013. It's similar to a shortbread thumbprint cookie, but with lots more personality. —Amy Freeze, Avon Park, Florida..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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2/3 cup Key lime juice
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3/4 cup sugar
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2 large egg yolks
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COOKIES:
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1 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 large egg whites
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2 teaspoons water
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2-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
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DRIZZLE:
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4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
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1 tablespoon shortening
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