Coconut - Cashew Smiles
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 24
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 79.8
- Total Fat: 4.0 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 2.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
- Protein: 1.3 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Coconut - Cashew Smiles calories by ingredient
Introduction
Simple sugar cookies get a burst of Caribbean flavour from coconut extract, flour and milk, and then turned into grinning goodies with chocolate chips and cashews! Simple sugar cookies get a burst of Caribbean flavour from coconut extract, flour and milk, and then turned into grinning goodies with chocolate chips and cashews!Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
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5 tbsp sugar
pinch salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 tbsp coconut extract
1 1/4 cups pastry flour
3 tbsp coconut flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp coconut milk (not lite)
48 large chocolate chips
12 cashews, halved lengthwise
Directions
Cream together sugar, salt and shortening until fluffy.
Add extract, beat well.
Combine flours and baking powder, gently mix in alternately with the coconut milk to form a smooth mixture.
Work dough into a disc on a lightly floured surface.
Wrap in plastic and chill at least 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 400F.
Roll out dough to 1/4" thick, cut out shapes with cookie cutters and decorate with cashews and chocolate chips (or anything else you desire... I like making the smileys!).
Bake 7-8 minutes.
Cool on sheets 5 minutes and remove to wire rack.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Add extract, beat well.
Combine flours and baking powder, gently mix in alternately with the coconut milk to form a smooth mixture.
Work dough into a disc on a lightly floured surface.
Wrap in plastic and chill at least 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 400F.
Roll out dough to 1/4" thick, cut out shapes with cookie cutters and decorate with cashews and chocolate chips (or anything else you desire... I like making the smileys!).
Bake 7-8 minutes.
Cool on sheets 5 minutes and remove to wire rack.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.