Iced Coconut-Orange Cookies
Created by Linky on November 3, 2016
- Servings: 36
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 36m
- Recipe #25154
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- FOR ICING
- 1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 5 teaspoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1 drop yellow food coloring (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Cream butter and sugar together in a small bowl until pale yellow and fluffy.
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Step 2: Beat in egg, then juices and peels.
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Step 3: Combine dry ingredients (not coconut yet), gradually add to butter mixture. Mix well.
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Step 4: Beat in coconut.
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Step 5: Drop by rounded teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
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Step 6: Bake at 350ºF for 10-12 minutes until edges are slightly browned.
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Step 7: Cool on sheet for one minute, then remove to wire rack to cool.
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Step 8: While cookies cook, beat icing ingredients until smooth. Spread over cookies. Let stand until set before storing.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (25.6 g)
- Calories 98.8
- Total Fat - 3.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.3 g
- Cholesterol - 12.6 mg
- Sodium - 50.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 11.3 g
- Protein - 0.9 g
- Calcium - 4.5 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg