Coconut Cranberry Chews Recipes

COCONUT CRANBERRY CHEWS

Steps:

• With a mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, orange peel and vanilla until smooth.
• In another bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add butter mixture and beat on low speed for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in cranberries and coconut.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes.

COCONUT CRANBERRY YUMMIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients; mix well. Stir in cranberries. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets; gently shape into mounds. , Bake at 325° until edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool for 3 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

CRANBERRY-COCONUT CHEWS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1½ cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg, until well blended.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low speed until dough comes together, about 5 minutes (see notes). Mix in cranberries and coconut.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12" x 15" baking sheets.
• Bake in a 350°F regular or convection oven until cookie edges just begin to brown, 11 to 15 minutes (shorter baking time will yield a chewier cookie; longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie). If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.
• NOTES: The mixture may look dry until it comes together as a dough. If its too crumbly to form into balls, the dough need to be mixed longer; it should be a smooth homogeneous mass.

COCONUT CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix cracker crumbs and melted butter until crumbly; press onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, mix remaining ingredients; spread gently over crust., Bake until edges are golden brown, 25-28 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

COCONUT-CRANBERRY CHEWS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar, zest and vanilla on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg until well blended. Set aside. In medium bowl, mix flour, bp and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low until dough comes together, about 5 minutes. (If too crumbly to form into balls, the dough needs to be mixed longer.) Mix in cranberries and coconut. Shape into 1" balls and place about 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 11-15 minutes or til edges just begin to brown. Shorter time yields a chewy cookie; longer yields a crisper cookie.

COCONUT CRANBERRY CHEWS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 1/2 cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low speed until dough comes together, about 5 minutes. Mix in cranberries and coconut. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets. Bake in a 350 regular or convection oven until cookie edges just begin to brown, 8 to 11 minutes (shorter baking time will yield a chewier cookie; longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie). If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.