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Coconut Cut Out Cookies

Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon coconut emulsion
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coconut divided

Coconut Icing

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 teaspoon coconut emulsion
  • 2 drops white Americolor Coloring

Instructions

  • Cream butter with sugar.
  • Beat in egg and flavorings.
  • Add flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Dice 3/4 cup sweetened coconut and mix into dough.
  • Mix until the dough pulls away from bowl.
  • Roll out on floured surface or between wax paper.
  • Cut with cookie cutter.
  • Bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes.
  • Cool cookies completely before icing

Coconut Icing

  • Mix powdered sugar, corn syrup, water and coconut emulsion and coloring until smooth.
  • Chop 1/4 cup coconut.
  • Pipe icing on cookies and apply chopped coconut on top before icing dries.