Coconut Macadamia Fingers Recipes

COCONUT-MACADAMIA FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees, with rack in upper third. Sift flour and salt into a bowl; set aside. Put butter into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl. Gradually add sugar; beat until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add coconut and macadamia nuts; mix to combine.
• Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture all at once; mix until just combined.
• Butter an 11 1/2- by-8 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet, and line with parchment, allowing a 2-inch overhang on long sides; butter parchment. Using plastic wrap, press dough into prepared pan. Leave plastic on dough, and refrigerate 20 minutes. Cut into 32 rectangles (about 3 by 1 inch each); prick top all over with a wooden skewer. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Bake until golden brown and firm in center, about 40 minutes. Lift out by overhang; transfer to a wire rack to cool. Recut into rectangles.

COCONUT FINGERS

Steps:

• 1. Cut the crust off the bread and slice into nice finger size strips. Lay strips out to dry while getting everything ready. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Set up a cooling rack. A bowl with the condensed milk in it. A seperate bowl with the coconut in it. Have a baking sheet ready.
• 3. Take one strip roll in the condensed milk then into the coconut. Place onto the baking sheet. Place in the oven. Cook until lightly brown, turn over and lightly brown the other side. Take out of oven and place on cooling rack to cool.

COCONUT MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• Combine flour and the next 6 ingredients (flour through baking soda).
• Combine butter, water, and honey, stirring well to combine.
• Add butter mixture to flour mixture, stirring until well-blended.
• Drop by level tablespoons 2" apart onto baking sheets coated with Pam.
• Bake at 325 for 10 minutes or until almost set.
• Cool on pan 2-3 minutes or until firm.
• Remove cookies from pan, and cool on wire racks.
• Makes 2-1/2 dozen.

MACADAMIA COCONUT COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• To cookie mix prepared to package directions, add nuts, coconut and white chocolate chips. Butter the baking dish and spread cookie dough evenly into a thin layer across the baking dish. Bake bars for about 15 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Remove from oven, and cool slightly. Then cut into squares, remove with offset spatula and serve.

CHEWY COCONUT-MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until well blended. Stir in oats, coconut and nuts.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

CHEWY COCONUT MACADAMIA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. and butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
• Make shortbread layer:
• In a food processor pulse shortbread ingredients until mixture just forms a dough. Pat dough evenly onto bottom of pan and bake 20 minutes, or until pale golden.
• Make topping while shortbread is baking:
• In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat and remove pan from heat. Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved and whisk in coconut cream, heavy cream, and lemon juice until combined well. Stir in flaked coconut and nuts.
• Pour topping over shortbread. Reduce temperature to 325° F. and bake confection until top is golden and center is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool confection completely in pan on a rack and cut into bars. Bars may be made ahead and kept, wrapped well, chilled 4 days or frozen 3 weeks. Serve bars chilled or at room temperature.