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Quick Coconut Cookies Recipe

I love coconut, and these drop cookies are really good. These call for coconut extract instead of flaked coconut and frosted cornflakes help give the treats a crunchy texture.—Patricia Doctor, Cocoa, Florida

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Quick Coconut Cookies Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 48 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons coconut extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4-1/2 cups frosted cornflakes

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in cereal.
Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 4 dozen.

Lighter version: Makeover Coconut Cookies

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cookie equals 104 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 131 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Coconut Cookies in Light & Tasty February/March 2005, p12