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Coconut Lemon Crisps Recipe

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We had these cookies at our wedding reception, where they brought smiles and compliments. They've become one of our anniversary dinner trademarks.

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Coconut Lemon Crisps Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Yield: 9 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

7 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg white, beaten
1/2 cup flaked coconut
FILLING:
1/3 cup sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
3/4 cup water
1 egg yolk, beaten
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

In a small bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Repeat with remaining dough, using a floured 2-in. doughnut cutter so the center is cut out of each cookie.
Place 1 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Brush egg white over cookies with cutout centers; sprinkle with coconut. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For filling, in a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolk; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; gently stir in butter and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature without stirring.
Spread a teaspoonful of filling on the bottom of each solid cookie; place coconut topped cookie over lemon filling. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 253 calories, 15 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 149 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Coconut Lemon Crisps in Best of Country Cookies , p99

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2009 by Penpack

You would use a doughnut cutter for the second cookie. It is a 2 inch cutter with a smaller detachable cutter in the center to make hole.

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2009 by Ceracita

If I'm cutting with a 2" cookie cutter how do I get a hole in the center? Wouldn't you have to use a second, smaller cutter? I'm a novice and fairly easy to confuse :o)

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