Pineapple Coconut Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 17 mins Preparation Time: 17 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks, softened)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 tablespoon coconut extract
• 1 cup of fine-flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup of chopped sweetened pineapple (caramelized) or 1/2 cup dried pineapple
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons baking soda

Recipe

• 1 soften butter at room temperature.
• 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 3 shred pineapple chunks into smaller bits.
• 4 cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• 5 add eggs 1 at a time until mixture is fluffy.
• 6 beat in coconut extract.
• 7 add water.
• 8 add the pineapple and coconut.
• 9 in a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• 10 stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
• 11 form cookie dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.
• 12 chill for 2 hours.
• 13 roll dough into by the 1/4 into balls.
• 14 lightly flatten top.
• 15 lay balls an inch apart and bake for 7 minutes.