Monday, November 30, 2009

CHERRY ALMOND COCONUT COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/3 cup coconut flakes,
1/3 cup sugar,
3 tablespoons flour,
1/8 teaspoon salt,
1/2 teaspoon almond extract,
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract,
2 egg whites,
12 - 15 candied cherry, cut in half;
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325 F.
Combine coconut, sugar, flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir in egg whites, almond and vanilla extract.; mix well. Drop from teaspoon onto lightly greased baking sheet; garnish with candied cherry halves. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until edges of cookies are golden brown. Remove from baking sheet immediately. Makes about 24 cookies.


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14 comments:

  1. mmmm, looks delicious as always:)I love coconut in everything.have a nice week,Nina..

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  2. Very beautiful and delicious cookies. From the first look, I thought is fried eggs..haha...hope you don't mind :D

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  3. Oh so so pretty! who could resist these?

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  4. Cute and lovely cookies. Delicious and yummyyyy.

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  5. such a great recipe. thanks for sharing. i will give it a try very soon.

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  6. Wonderfull your cookies. I did a sort of, but without vanillia and flour, but can I use rice flour? because I am celiac...
    Kisses
    Stefania

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  7. Hello Nina !!!!

    Todavía no puedo dejarte un comentario en inglés, pero todo llegará !!!!
    Te felicito por tu espléndido blog y te invito a visitar el mío.

    Un beso,

    Marga

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  8. Parecen huevecitos fritos, FABULOSAS tus galletas. Un beso.

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  9. Una mezcla de sabor deliciosa .. y los cookies preciosos.
    besos

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  10. These are just lovely; red and white so pretty for the Christmas cookie tray, but so pretty that I would serve them year round for sure.

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  11. Buna draga Nina! Scuze, scuze!!! Nu mai am timp de nimic, scoala, serviciu, familie...Mai apuc o data la 3-4 zile sa vizitez blogurile dragi mie, dar de corespondenta nici vorba. Multumesc de vizite, de comentarii si iti doresc un decembrie cat mai aproape de sufletul tau! Pupici multiplicati!

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  12. Elif,
    Anncoo,
    Tina,
    Fantasie,
    Mimosa cafe,
    Zurin ,
    Alimonia,
    Marga,
    Dolores,
    Ljilja,
    Davella,
    Katy,
    thank you very much for all your lovely comments! XOXO to all of you!!!!

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  13. We call these cookies Fuzzy Buttons.

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