White Chocolate Coconut Cookies

White Chocolate Coconut Cookies

1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup quick cooking oats
3/4 cup shredded coconut flakes

Preheat oven to 350

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy with a hand held electric mixer. Beat in the egg. Add the baking powder, baking soda, flour and salt, beat until just combined. Fold in the oats, vanilla extract and shredded coconut flakes.

Form walnut sized balls of the mixture and drop onto parchment paper-lined sheet pans. Bake in a preheated oven for about 10 minutes until the bottom of the cookies are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Glaze:
8 ozs. white chocolate, melted

When the cookies are cool, dip them halfway into the melted white chocolate. Let them dry completely.

Variation- after dipping them into white chocolate, then dip into 3/4 cup of toasted shredded coconut flakes.

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 cups flour

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

16 to 18 large marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla, mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat into creamed mixture.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Meanwhile cut marshmallows in half. Press a marshmallow half, cut side down onto each cookie. Return to the oven for 2 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Icing

6 tablespoons butter, softened

2 tablespoons baking cocoa

1/4 cup milk

1 3/4 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

For icing, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Cool slightly; transfer to a small mixing bowl, beat in confectioners sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies.

Make 3 dozen.