Distinctive cookies flavored with lemon, coconut and cream cheese – made using Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix!
Lemon-Coconut Cream Drops
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 bag (7 oz) flaked coconut (about 2 2/3 cups)
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1 cup macadamia nuts, finely chopped
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 2 drops yellow food color
- 1 cup white vanilla baking chips (6 oz)
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray.
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Step2In food processor, place coconut. Cover; process, using quick on-and-off motion, until finely chopped. In large bowl, mix coconut, cookie mix and 1/2 cup of the macadamia nuts. Set aside.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. Beat in egg, lemon peel and food color until well blended. On low speed, beat in coconut mixture until stiff dough forms.
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Step4On cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step5Place baking chips and oil in small resealable freezer plastic bag. Microwave on High 45 to 50 seconds until softened. Gently squeeze bag until chips are smooth; cut tiny tip off one corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup macadamia nuts. Let stand until drizzle hardens, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition
200
Calories
14g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 41%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 60mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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