Grandpa's Favorite Coconut "macaroons"

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (19 ounce) package sugar cookie mix
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 egg whites, separated
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract or 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 3/4 cups flaked coconut, divided
• 36 halved candied red cherries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 combine cookie mix, oil, 1 egg , coconut or almond extract and 3/4 cup coconut in large bowl.
• 3 stir until blended.
• 4 shape dough into 1 inch balls.
• 5 dip each ball in remaining egg then roll in remaining coconut.
• 6 place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 press candied cherry half in center of cookie.
• 8 bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until.
• 9 coconut is light golden brown.
• 10 cool 1 minute on baking sheet, then move to cooling rack.