Coconut Almond Cookies
Created by CooknCrazy on November 18, 2015
- Servings: 30
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 8-10m
- Recipe #21789
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened, do not use margarine)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 to 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup chopped almonds (whole almonds must be toasted first, then chopped to make 1/3 cup, make sure they are very finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Step 2: In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, water and almond extract.
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Step 3: In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in almonds and coconut.
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Step 4: Pinch off about 1 very heaping tablespoonful of dough, then roll into a ball. Place the balls 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet, then flatten slightly with a floured fork.
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Step 5: Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned on the bottom. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (33.5 g)
- Calories 144.7
- Total Fat - 7.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.4 g
- Cholesterol - 23.2 mg
- Sodium - 66.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 10.2 g
- Protein - 1.6 g
- Calcium - 16 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg