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Chewy Coconut Cookies
Recipe By :Land 'o Lakes
Serving Size : 62 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Drop
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter -- softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
30 red or green candied cherries -- halved
Heat oven to 350ºF.
Combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat
at
medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low. Add
flour, baking powder and baking soda. Beat until well mixed.
Stir in coconut by hand.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie
sheets.
Press 1 cherry half onto center of each cookie.
Bake for 9 to 13 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from cookie
sheets.
