Coconut Almond Cookies

33 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 12 min
Ready In: 22 min

“My mother-in-law passed this recipe along to me several years ago and I have been making it regularly. Absolutely delicious!” - by Laurie Thompson

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup flaked coconut

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Original recipe yields 3 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, water and almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in coconut. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet and flatten with a floured fork.
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.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (36 total)

Calories
116 cal
6%

Fat
5.6 g
9%

Carbs
15.5 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (33)

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MNMPRINCESS

Dec. 23, 2003

"The cookies are very tasty. The only problem is in the instructions, it says to add salt but does not tell you how much. I guess and just added a pinch (1/4 of a teaspoon) and they came out great. ..." See moreI also added chocolate chips to the second batch which was yummy."

jenniferjt

Jun. 27, 2008

"I made a few adjustments. I used whole wheat flour instead of white and increased the baking powder to nearly 2 teaspoons instead of 1 1/2 teaspoons to compensate for the heavier flour. I also used 2 ..." See moreteaspoons of almond extract instead of 1 teaspoon and used 1 1/2 cups of coconut instead of 1/2 cup. I then used a small scoop to form the balls instead of rolling them with my hands. The cookies really spread out in the oven and came out larger than I expected. While they were still warm I rolled them up to look like Lady's Fingers. They look great and taste really good! I would definately make this recipe again and also use my alterations!"

LEXI, JACK and COOKIE

Mar. 8, 2008

"These are amazingly good cookies; my search for the definitive "almond" cookie is over! I used 2 teaspoons of almond extract and added one cup each of coconut and toasted, finely chopped almonds. My..." See more additions required a little more baking time, 12 minutes at 350. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, loved it!!"

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