Easy Coconut Drops

Name: Easy Coconut Drops
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; One 7-ounce bag sweetened shredded coconut; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¾ cup sugar; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation info

Makes about
40
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

I can never have enough coconut, whether it’s in cakes, cookies, or custards. This easy cookie with lots of coconut flavor and texture is my idea of perfection.

Ingredients

One 7-ounce bag sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup all-purpose flour

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Set the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees.
In the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, place the coconut and pulse for 1-second intervals about a dozen times. Your object is to make the coc