Crushed Pineapple And Coconut Cookies Recipes

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the crust ingredients and press the mixture into the bottom of a well-greased or parchment lined 10" square pan. Doubling this recipe will fill a 9x13 pan.
• Bake for 12 minutes (or 15 minutes for a doubled recipe). Remove from the oven and let the crust cool for 10 minutes while preparing the filling.
• Place the pineapple and 1 cup of shredded coconut in a bowl. Sprinkle with flour, brown sugar and salt. Stir to coat. Mix together the eggs, vanilla and lime and stir into the pineapple mixture.
• Pour the filling over the crust and top with the remaining coconut. Bake for 25-27 minutes, until the coconut turns golden brown. Let cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!

COCONUT PINEAPPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat butter and both sugars with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg. On low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in oats, coconut and pineapple. Cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

CARROT CAKE COOKIES WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 4 cookie sheets.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a mixing bowl; set aside.
• To make the cookie dough, beat 1/2 cup butter, shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg and allow to blend into the butter mixture before adding the second egg and the vanilla. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the crushed pineapple, carrot, raisins, and chopped walnuts, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop onto the prepared baking sheets by the heaping teaspoonful, allowing 2 inches of space between the cookies.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of butter with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar and pineapple juice. Beat until no lumps remain. Spread the frosting on the cooled cookies, and allow to dry completely before storing.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Soften butter at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Shred pineapple chunks into smaller bits.
• Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add eggs 1 at a time until mixture is fluffy.
• Beat in coconut extract.
• Add water.
• Add the pineapple and coconut.
• In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
• Form cookie dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.
• Chill for 2 hours.
• Roll dough into by the 1/4 into balls.
• Lightly flatten top.
• Lay balls an inch apart and bake for 7 minutes.

COCONUT CAKE WITH CRUSHED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter three 9-inch round cake pans and dust lightly with flour.
• Prepare cake: Stir flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and melted butter until just combined. Add sour cream, vanilla and coconut extracts, undrained pineapple and coconut; stir until combined. Divide batter evenly into the three prepared pans.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in the middle of a layer comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans on wire racks about 10 minutes. Turn layers out onto the racks and cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Prepare the buttercream frosting: Beat butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy and lighter in color. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon cream; beat on medium speed for about 1 minute. When the sugar is fully incorporated, add vanilla, salt, 1 additional cup of powdered sugar, and 1 more tablespoon cream; beat for about 2 minutes. Beat in the remaining powdered sugar. If the frosting is too stiff, add a few drops of cream and stir again. Repeat until the desired consistency is reached.
• Prepare the filling: Remove 1 cup of the frosting and place in a medium mixing bowl. Add drained, crushed pineapple and stir. Add a few drops of reserved pineapple juice if the mixture is too stiff.
• To assemble: place one cake layer on a cake plate or stand. Spread 1/2 of the filling on top of the first layer. Put the second layer in place and spread the remaining filling on it. Place the third layer on the top and spread the remaining buttercream frosting on the top and sides of the cake. Garnish the top of the cake with flaked coconut, and add drained pineapple tidbits as desired.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT CHEESECAKE COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Stir in pineapple and coconut.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Shape into ball; roll in nuts.

PINEAPPLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pineapple and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts if desired., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Press down lightly. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.