Coconut Cream Cheese Drop Cookies Food

COCONUT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in coconut and walnuts., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake 11-14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

JEWELED COCONUT DROPS

Steps:

• 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.

LEMON-COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Mix in lemon juice. Mix flour, coconut, cream of tartar, baking soda, lemon zest, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat on low speed until everything is well mixed, about 2 minutes.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto 2 ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

CREAM CHEESE COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended. Drop dough by spoonfuls or use a cookie press to place onto prepared cookie sheets. If using floral cookie press design, make an indentation in the center with a thimble, fill with preserves, or press candy into center.
• Bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven. Cookies should be pale.

CHOCOCONUT CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and coconut. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

LEMON-COCONUT CREAM DROPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• In food processor, place coconut. Cover; process, using quick on-and-off motion, until finely chopped. In large bowl, mix coconut, cookie mix and 1/2 cup of the macadamia nuts. Set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. Beat in egg, lemon peel and food color until well blended. On low speed, beat in coconut mixture until stiff dough forms.
• On cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Place baking chips and oil in small resealable freezer plastic bag. Microwave on High 45 to 50 seconds until softened. Gently squeeze bag until chips are smooth; cut tiny tip off one corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup macadamia nuts. Let stand until drizzle hardens, about 10 minutes.

COCONUT AND OATMEAL DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 large cookie sheets. Cream butter and sugars in mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat together. Add vanilla, baking powder and baking soda. Then add the flour. Mix until well combined. Stir in coconut and nuts. Mix in oatmeal.
• Drop on greased cookie sheets by the tsp., spacing about 1/2 inch apart. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, just until the edges begin to brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

COCONUT CREAM CHEESE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla.
• Add egg and milk; beat well.
• Stir in the flour and toasted coconut.
• Drop cookie batter from teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet then press a pecan half or cherry half into the top of each.
• Bake at 325° for 18 to 20 minutes.
• Remove cookies to a rack to cool.
• Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
• *Totoast coconut in the oven, spread coconut on a baking sheet in a single layer.
• Bake at 325°, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

COCONUT CASHEW DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In large bowl, beat together butter, the sugars, vanilla and egg until creamy. Gradually stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in coconut and cashews and blend well.
• Drop dough by tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets; flatten slightly.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool completely.

CREAM CHEESE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and cream cheese. Blend in egg and vanilla. Add cake mix, 1/3 at a time and mix well. Fold in nuts and chill for 1/2 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Drop by tsp. on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove when slightly cool. Frost if desired: Add 2 squares milk chocolate candy bar while still hot for easy frosting.

COCONUT OATMEAL DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°.
• In a bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients; set aside.
• In another larger bowl, cream the butter with the sugars for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Add in the egg and vanilla; beat well.
• Add in the dry ingredients; mix thoroughly.
• Stir in the oats and coconut.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets (leave room for expansion).
• Bake for 12-14 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Cool the cookies in the pan for 5 minutes; then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

APRICOT COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter and cream cheese until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add coconut and preserves; mix well. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine all the glaze ingredients. Spoon over cookies.

CREAM CHEESE WALNUT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese and milk.
• Beat in sugar and vanilla.
• Gradually mix in flour. Stir in walnuts.
• Drop by tablespoonful 2-inches apart on to ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes or until edges begin to slightly brown.

SECRET INGREDIENT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the cottage cheese, egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pineapple., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Top each with a cherry half. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

COCONUT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• Cream together butter and brown sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Sift together flour, cream of tarter, and baking soda. Gradually beat into the creamed mixture; blend well.
• Add coconut. The mixture will be very thick.
• With hands, form into balls the size of a walnut.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet and flatten with a fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 9-10 minutes.

GREAT GRANDMA'S SOUR CREAM DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream sugar, shortening, and butter together in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Mix in sour cream and lemon zest on low speed until no streaks of sour cream remain. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on medium-low just until there are no streaks of yolk, and scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions. Add flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder all at once and mix just to combine.
• Drop by heaping tablespoons on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are puffy and spring back when lightly touched with a finger, about 10 minutes. They should be light golden, with occasional spots of pale golden brown.