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Jeweled Coconut Drops
Jeweled Coconut Drops
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Jeweled Coconut Drops
Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 1/3 CUP BUTTER, SOFTENED
- 3 OUNCES CREAM CHEESE, SOFTENED
- 3/4 CUP SUGAR
- 1 LARGE EGG YOLK
- 2 TEASPOONS ORANGE JUICE
- 1 TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT
- 1-1/4 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
- 1-1/2 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER
- 1/4 TEASPOON SALT
- 3-3/4 CUPS SWEETENED SHREDDED COCONUT, DIVIDED
- 1 CUP SEEDLESS RASPBERRY PRESERVES, WARMED
Instructions
- CREAM BUTTER, CREAM CHEESE AND SUGAR UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. BEAT IN EGG YOLK, ORANGE JUICE AND ALMOND EXTRACT. IN A SEPARATE BOWL, WHISK FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT; GRADUALLY BEAT INTO CREAMED MIXTURE. STIR IN 3 CUPS COCONUT. REFRIGERATE UNTIL EASY TO HANDLE, ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 350°. SHAPE ROUNDED TABLESPOONS OF DOUGH INTO BALLS; ROLL IN REMAINING COCONUT. PLACE 2 IN. APART ON UNGREASED BAKING SHEETS. PRESS A DEEP INDENTATION IN THE CENTER OF EACH WITH THE END OF A WOODEN SPOON HANDLE. BAKE UNTIL EDGES ARE LIGHT BROWN, 8-10 MINUTES. COOL 1 MINUTE. USING THE WOODEN SPOON, ENLARGE ANY INDENTATIONS THAT MAY HAVE NARROWED OR CLOSED. REMOVE COOKIES FROM PANS TO WIRE RACKS. FILL WITH PRESERVES; COOL COMPLETELY.
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