Fresh Island Cookies Recipes

ISLAND COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• Beat in egg.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Stir in chips, coconut and nuts.
• Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 11 minutes.

WHITE CHIP ISLAND COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Stir in morsels, coconut and nuts.
• Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets,.
• Bake in preheated 375F oven for 8-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely,.

~ COCONUT ISLAND COOKIES ~ GRAMS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Spray baking sheet with non stick cooking spray. Set aside. In a small saucepan, combine chocolate with 1/4 cup hot coffee, melt over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 2. In a medium mixing bowl, cream sugar with the butter.
• 3. Add egg and chocolate / coffee mixture. Mix well.
• 4. Sift flour, soda and salt - add to coffee mixture alternately with sour cream , ending with flour.
• 5. Stir in coconut. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet.
• 6. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Move to cooling racks.
• 7. Frosting: In a medium saucepan, combine chocolate sour cream and butter, heat until chocolate melts.
• 8. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, blending until consistency for spreading.
• 9. Frost warm cookies and sprinkle with coconut. Enjoy these soft, yummy cookies.

MOM'S ISLAND TREASURES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Beat in the egg then stir in the vanilla. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Mix in the chocolate chips, coconut and pecans. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place the cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

FRESH ISLAND COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda in a small bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla in mixer until creamy. Add egg and beat well. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Stir in morsels, coconut and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 11 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
• Note: I used a combination of 1 cup milk chocolate and 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate; you can also use other flavored morsels if you prefer (i.e. white chocolate or butterscotch, for instance).

TREASURE ISLAND COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, sugar, and vanilla until creamy; then beat in egg.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• By hand, stir in chocolate chunk morsels, coconut and macadamia nuts.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cooking sheets.
• Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are just lightly browned.
• Let stand for 2 minutes before removing cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

ISLAND COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• 1. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugars, peanut butter, pineapple, buttery spread and vanilla. Beat in the egg. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until completely combined. Fold in 1 C of the white chocolate chips, saving remaining 1/4 C.
• 3. With dampened hands, press the dough into a greased 9 x 13" baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining white chocolate chips and press them down lightly.
• 4. Bake bars in a 350 degree oven for 22-25 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 5. Put baking rack on the middle level. Turn oven to broil. Sprinkle coconut on top of the bars. Broil for 30-60 seconds, until coconut begins to brown. Be careful not to burn coconut!
• 6. Allow pan to cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into 32 bars.