Hawaiian Nut Cookies
Something my mum use to make when I was a kid and has had me hooked ever since. These are a cake type of cookies with chunks of pineapple and coconut. These cookies are sure to hit the spot every time.
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- Serves: 12 persons
Ingredients
- ⅓cup butter
- ½cup packed brown sugar
- ¼cup white sugar
- 1egg
- 1teaspoon almond flavoring
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½teaspoon baking powder
- ½teaspoon baking soda
- ¼teaspoon salt
- 1(8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1tablespoon coconut flakes
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).Step 2
Beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.Step 3
Blend the egg and the almond flavoring into the creamed butter and sugar.Step 4
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.Step 5
Blend the flour mixture into the butter mixture.Step 6
Fold the pineapple tidbits and coconut flakes into the dough.Step 7
Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets.Step 8
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.