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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Chewy Coconut Cookies

Loaded with coconut and butter, these chewy cookies are bound to become family favorites.

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

30 red or green candied cherries, halved

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder and baking soda. Beat until well mixed. Stir in coconut.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press 1 cherry half onto center of each cookie. Bake for 9 to 13 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheets.