Raspberry Drop Cookies

Raspberry and coconut,

a great tasting combination. 

An easy and fast cookie to make.

This recipe makes approx 3 doz. cookies.

Ingredients 

 1 cup unsalted butter softened

1/2 cup sugar 

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 3/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt 

1 cup coconut (optional)

Jam for middle of cookie.

Directions 

Heat oven to 350 deg.F

Prepare cookie sheets 

with parchment paper 

 With an electric mixer cream 

the butter and sugar together.

Add the eggs and vanilla.

In another bowl whisk together

the flour, baking soda, baking powder,

salt and the coconut.

Combine the flour mixture with

the egg mixture, just until combined.

Drop the dough on a cookie sheet

by tablespoon or a cookie scoop,

spacing them about 2 inches apart.

With your fingers, flatten and shape

the dough, putting an indent in the middle.

Fill the middle with jam, about 1/2 tsp.

Bake approx 20 minutes, or until

they appear brown around the edges.

After they have cooled, mix about 3/4 cup

of icing sugar (confectioners sugar) with

milk to a consistency enough to decorate

the cookies.

Place the icing sugar in the corner of 

 a plastic bag cutting of the end

or a piping bag and use

this to decorate the cookies.

Enjoy

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