Easy Coconut Drops

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) bag sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in the food processor, place the coconut and pulse for 1-second intervals about a dozen times.
• 3 the object it to make the coconut smaller but not to grind it too fine.
• 4 in a bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder and salt.
• 5 combine butter and sugar and beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds, then beat in the vanilla, then the egg.
• 6 beat until smooth again.
• 7 lower the speed and beat in the flour mixture, then the coconut.
• 8 drop teaspoonfuls of the batter on parchment or foil lined cookie sheets about 2-3 inches apart.
• 9 bake about 12-15 minutes, until the cookies have spread and are golden around the edges.
• 10 slide papers from the pans onto cooling racks.
• 11 after the cookies have cooled, remove from the paper.
• 12 enjoy!