Coconut Spritz Cookies

Coconut Spritz Cookies offer a flavor variation everyone will love. Press the dough into the traditional bar shape, or choose other disks to add variety to your dessert tray.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup shredded coconut (finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Makes: About 6-7 dozen cookies. Each cookie serves 1.


instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, coconut, and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture. Mix just until combined. Place dough in cookie press and with desired disk press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet on rack 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet and cool completely.