Coconut Snowdrops

Name: Coconut Snowdrops
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen
Ingredients: 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), granulated sugar; 1/4 cup packed (1¾ ounces/50 grams), light brown sugar; 1 , large egg plus 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon, coconut extract; 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams), sweetened shredded coconut; 1/2 cup, finely chopped blanched almonds; 1/2 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), semisweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2008

These cookies contain snowy mounds of coconut with an almond accent. They will spread and fall during baking if the dough gets too warm. For the best texture, chill the dough well before forming the cookies and roll only half the dough at a time, keeping the other half in the refrigerator.

SERVES Makes about 4 dozen

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 20 minutes cooling

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