Coconut Butterscotch Cookies Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Grease a 9-in. square pan with 1-1/2 teaspoons butter; set aside. In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt the butterscotch chips, peanut butter and remaining butter until smooth. Cool for 20 minutes. Stir in marshmallows just until combined (do not melt marshmallows). Pour into prepared pan; sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate, uncovered, for 2 hours or until firm. Cut into 1-1/2-in. pieces. Store in an airtight container.

COCONUT BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Toast coconut (I use the toaster oven) until it is light golden brown
• 2. Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9x13 baking sheet with non-stick spray
• 3. Into a large mixing bowl, mix sugar, brown sugar, soda, salt and coconut cream pudding mix. Add eggs, one at a time, rum extract, and butter and beat until smooth. Beat in 5oz coconut. Gradually add flour until well blended. Mix in butterscotch chips.
• 4. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet
• 5. Slightly flatten top of each ball with the back of a teaspoon and drop a pinch of the remaining toasted coconut onto each cookie
• 6. Bake 12-14 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cookie pulls out clean.
• 7. Place on a wire rack to cool. (Then snag one warm for yourself before everyone else gets to them, or there may be none left :) Enjoy!)

COCONUT-BUTTERSCOTCH-FUDGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter and egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in coconut. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown and coconut starts to toast. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to waxed paper.
• Drizzle each warm cookie with butterscotch topping. In small microwavable bowl, microwave hot fudge topping uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds or until spreadable. Carefully spread on top of each cookie. Serve warm or cool. Store loosely covered.

COCONUT BUTTERSCOTCH FUDGE COOKIES (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter and egg until soft dough forms.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Roll balls in coconut.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown and coconut starts to toast.
• Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to waxed paper.
• Drizzle each warm cookie with butterscotch topping.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave hot fudge topping uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds or until spreadable.
• Carefully spread on top of each cookie.
• Serve warm or cool.
• Store loosely covered.

NO-BAKE BUTTERSCOTCH-COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat butterscotch chips and peanut butter in a medium heatproof bowl set over a medium pot of barely simmering water (bottom of bowl should not touch water), stirring occasionally, or in short bursts in the microwave, stirring in between bursts, until butterscotch is melted and smooth. Add oats, 1 cup coconut, and salt; stir gently to combine.
• Spoon mixture by the tablespoonful onto a parchment-lined sheet tray. Gently press balls in the center to flatten. Chill until set, about 10 minutes.
• Heat chocolate, if using, in a medium heatproof bowl set over a medium pot of barely simmering water (bottom of bowl should not touch water), stirring occasionally, or in short bursts in the microwave, stirring in between bursts, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Drizzle cooled cookies with chocolate, top with remaining 1/4 cup coconut, and chill until set, about 5 minutes, before serving.
• Do Ahead
• Cookies can be made 5 days ahead. Store in an airtight container and chill.