coconut clouds
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These cookies are cake-like and very dangerous if you love coconut! I always share with neighbors so I don't eat the entire batch.
prep time
1 Hr
method
Bake
Ingredients For coconut clouds
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1/4 cbutter, softened
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1/4 cshortening
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1 csugar
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1/2 cpacked brown sugar
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2eggs
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1 tspcoconut extract
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tsppure vanilla
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8 ozsour cream
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234 call purpose flour (2 3/4 cup)
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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1 cflaked coconut, toasted
- FROSTING
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1/3 cbutter, cubed
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3 cconfectioners sugar
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3 Tbspevporated milk
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1 tspcoconut extract
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2 cflaked coconut, toasted
How To Make coconut clouds
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1Preheat oven to 375. In large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Stir in sour cream. Combine flour and baking soda, and gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
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2Roll cookies in coconut.
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3Drop by tablespoon 2" apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes.
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4FROSTING: In small heavy saucepan, heat butter--5 to 7 minutes or until golden. Pour butter into large bowl and beat in conf. sugar, milk & extracts.
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5Let cookies cool before frosting; then dip iced tops in coconut.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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