The
holidays can finally begin! Baker
extraordinaire and bestselling author Mary Burton once again shares her favorite
holiday recipes. This homemade treat takes its name from a key plot point in
her next novel, THE SEVENTH VICTIM.
Dressed In
White Chocolate Coconut Cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2-3/4 cups flour
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup coconut
Confectioner's sugar
Cream together butter and sugar.
Blend in coconut extract and egg.
In a separate bowl mix baking
powder, baking soda and flour.
Mix dry ingredients into
butter-sugar mixture.
Add white chocolate chips and
coconut.
Spoon onto a baking sheet.
Bake at 325 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Dust with Confectioner's sugar.
Enjoy!
The romance between coconut and
chocolate has made this recipe one that’s asked for time and again by my family
and by those on my always growing holiday cookie list. Even a few friends who say they don’t like
coconut have a soft spot for these.
I always set a few dozen aside so we
still have some left to enjoy as we ring in the New Year. We pour the eggnog and champagne, sprinkle
(probably too much) Confectioner’s sugar over them, and try to imagine what the
next year will hold.
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year
to you and yours!
Mary
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