Orange Coconut Chews Recipes

COCONUT CHEWS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Cream shortening and confectioners' sugar.
• Blend in 1½ cups flour.
• Press mixture in bottom of ungreased baking pan, 13x9x2 inches.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
• Mix remaining ingredients; spread over hot baked layer.
• Bake 20 minutes longer.
• While warm, spread with Orange-Lemon Icing.
• Cool; cut into bars, about 3x1 inch.
• Mix 1½ cups confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted, 3 tablespoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon lemon juice until smooth.

COCONUT CRANBERRY CHEWS

Steps:

• With a mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, orange peel and vanilla until smooth.
• In another bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add butter mixture and beat on low speed for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in cranberries and coconut.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes.

CRANBERRY-COCONUT CHEWS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1½ cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg, until well blended.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low speed until dough comes together, about 5 minutes (see notes). Mix in cranberries and coconut.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12" x 15" baking sheets.
• Bake in a 350°F regular or convection oven until cookie edges just begin to brown, 11 to 15 minutes (shorter baking time will yield a chewier cookie; longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie). If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.
• NOTES: The mixture may look dry until it comes together as a dough. If its too crumbly to form into balls, the dough need to be mixed longer; it should be a smooth homogeneous mass.

COCONUT CHEWS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Mix powdered sugar and shortening. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of flour. Press in ungreased oblong pan 13x9x2 inches. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Mix remaining ingredients. Spread over baked layer. Bake 20 minutes; cool. Frost with Orange Lemon Frosting if desired.

ORANGE COCONUT CHEWS

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat ...add the next 6 ingredients. Mix really well. Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add to coconut mixture and mix well. Put into a greased 8 x 8 pan and bake at 350 for 30 mins.
• 2. Cool and frost with your favorite frosting or use the recipe below.
• 3. Frosting: 1 1/2 cups of icing sugar 2 tbsps softened butter 1 1/2 tbsps of frozen concentrated orange juice thawed. Beat well and frost cooled bars.