Easy Coconut Drops Recipes

OLD FASHIONED COCONUT DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Combine flour and margarine in a medium size mixing bowl. Mix in sugar, cinnamon and baking powder. Stir the egg into the mixture. Once the egg is well incorporated stir in the coconut, raisins and vanilla. Drop the dough in rough heaps the size of an egg onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

JEWELED COCONUT DROPS

Steps:

• Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, orange juice and almond extract. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in 3 cups coconut. Refrigerate until easy to handle, about 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape rounded tablespoons of dough into balls; roll in remaining coconut. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in the center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Bake until edges are light brown, 8-10 minutes. Cool 1 minute. Using the wooden spoon, enlarge any indentations that may have narrowed or closed. Remove cookies from pans to wire racks. Fill with preserves; cool completely.

COCONUT DROPS

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into a heavy-bottom saucepan, with just enough water so the coconut will cook. Boil the mixture until it becomes very sticky, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat, and beat with a wooden spoon for a few minutes. Then drop by the spoonful onto a greased or parchment lined baking sheet to cool, about 30 minutes.

EASY COCONUT DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In the food processor, place the coconut and pulse for 1-second intervals about a dozen times.
• The object it to make the coconut smaller but not to grind it too fine.
• In a bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder and salt.
• Combine butter and sugar and beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds, then beat in the vanilla, then the egg.
• Beat until smooth again.
• Lower the speed and beat in the flour mixture, then the coconut.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of the batter on parchment or foil lined cookie sheets about 2-3 inches apart.
• Bake about 12-15 minutes, until the cookies have spread and are golden around the edges.
• Slide papers from the pans onto cooling racks.
• After the cookies have cooled, remove from the paper.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE DROPS (COCONUT & OATMEAL NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Heat sugar, milk, vanilla, cocoa and butter to boil.
• Boil for 3 minutes only (use a timer).
• Take pot off stove.
• Mix in remaining ingredients.
• Drop by spoonful onto ungreased waxed paper.
• Let cool before eating.
• Makes 4 dozen.

GOLDEN COCONUT DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grease cookie sheet.
• Cream the butter and gradually add the sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and mix well.
• Stir in the coconut, flour, vanilla, and orange rind.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on the cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.
• Cool slightly before removing cookies from sheet.