Doris's Coconut Lemon Melts

Name: Doris's Coconut Lemon Melts
Yield: Makes 36 cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 cup, macadamia nuts, toasted; 1 cup (2 ounces/57 grams), sweetened flaked coconut, toasted; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) plus 2 tablespoons, superfine sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 large, egg plus 1 large yolk; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest plus 4 teaspoons juice; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 12 ounces (340 grams), white chocolate, chopped; 1/8 teaspoon, lemon oil; 6 ounces (170 grams), semisweet chocolate, chopped

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2015

We pack this shortbread dough full of flavor by using ground macadamia nuts, coconut, and both lemon juice and zest.

SERVES Makes 36 cookies

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling and 1 hour setting

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