Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon crushed ammonium carbonate (baker’s ammonium)
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
How to Make
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Step 1: Sift together flour and salt.
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Step 2: Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
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Step 3: Beat in ammonium carbonate and almond extract until combined well.
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Step 4: Mix in flour mixture at low speed just until blended, then stir in coconut.
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Step 5: Form dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour.
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Step 6: Preheat oven to 300°F.
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Step 7: Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets.
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Step 8: Bake cookies in batches in upper third of oven until pale golden around edges, 18 to 22 minutes.
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Step 9: Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.
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