Hawaiian Nut Cookies Recipes

HAWAIIAN NUT COOKIES

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Something my mum use to make when I was a kid and has had me hooked ever since. These are a cake type of cookies with chunks of pineapple and coconut. These cookies are sure to hit the spot every time.

Provided by CoOkInGnUt

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Pineapple Dessert Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

⅓ cup butter
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
1 tablespoon coconut flakes

Steps:

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
Blend the egg and the almond flavoring into the creamed butter and sugar.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.
Blend the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
Fold the pineapple tidbits and coconut flakes into the dough.
Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Cholesterol 29.1 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 167.6 mg, Sugar 16 g