Coconutty Snickerdoodles (aka Coco-Doodles)
 
 
A slightly coconutty spin on the classic Snickerdoodle cookie.
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Recipe type: Cookies, Dessert
Serves: about 5 dozen
Ingredients
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose (optional - substitute 1/4 c all-purpose flour with coconut flour)
  • 2 t cream of tartar
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1/4 t salt
  • 1 1/2 c sugar
  • 1/2 c butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 c coconut oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c sweetened coconut flakes
  • 1/2 T ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Sift together into a medium bowl the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set bowl aside.
  3. In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter, coconut oil, and sugar.
  4. Add the eggs one at a time, and mix thoroughly.
  5. Add the flour mixture, and mix until a dough forms.
  6. Using a food processor or Magic Bullet, process the coconut until it is almost a moist powder. Mix in a small bowl with with cinnamon.
  7. Shape dough into approximately 1 inch balls (I use a dough scoop), roll in the coconut and cinnamon mixture, and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
  8. Pat each dough ball down slightly, until just over 1/2 inch thick.
  9. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until set.
  10. Cool for a couple of minutes on the cookie sheet, then remove to racks to cool completely.
Recipe by Cupcakes & Kale Chips at http://cupcakesandkalechips.com/2012/12/11/coconutty-snickerdoodles-aka-coco-doodles/