Jeweled Coconut Crisps Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 152
  • Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 16 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 66 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 18 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 1 g


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Jeweled Coconut Crisps

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When I anticipate a busy day during the holiday season, I make this cookie dough the night before. The next day, I just slice and bake. —Eileen Milacek, Waukomis, Oklahoma

SERVINGS: 30

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped red and green candied cherries
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in milk and vanilla. Stir in flour, cherries and pecans. Shape into two 8-in. logs. Sprinkle the coconut over waxed paper; place each log on waxed paper and roll in coconut. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm.
    Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 5 dozen.


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