Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

I really wanted this recipe to turn out great. Maybe I should have made one recipe then the second separately, but doubled it. Using big Oster mixer on #5 (whip) it took about 15-20 min for sugar (Apriva)/veggie shortening/eggs/extract to be light and fluffy. Decreased speed then added sifted flour/baking powder/salt 1/2 cup at a time. By the time it was all in the bowl, dough looked like medium to large crumbs. Added coconut and mixed by hand. Not able to use teaspoon so rolled dough in hand and broke apart to measure about 1 teaspoon. After baking then cooling, cookies tasted powdery. Will leave on plate overnight and see if taste increases. I guess I had visions of coconut maroons on my tastebuds. Question? I've always sifted flour first then measured. This recipe says add flour and dry ingredients then sift. Sifting after measuring creates more volume. Was this my problem? I would have loved giving better review, but at this time I can not. Will update later.

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The King's kid

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2012

Holy moly! This is my new favorite cookie. So very delicious and easy. I substituted bitter b/c. I didn't have veg. Shortening. They turned out great. Thanks for sharing!

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LARMIK

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2011

These are more like a 3.5 the only thing I did differently was to use unsalted butter (I avoid shortening whenever I can). They were good but there was a buttery, filmy, residue feeling in my mouth after eating one. The recipe as is made 2.5 dozen cookies. Overall a good, but not great, recipe. I won't go out of my way to make them but if everything was on hand I might do it again.

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Mom of 3

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2011

very good cookie, simple and easy to make. i put a 1/4 of a maraschino cherry on the top of each.

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j1222lo

Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2011

These cookies are good! I tend to use half butter and half shortening for my cookies, and I did so for this recipe as well. I also cut back the sugar by 1/8 cup, as I was using sweetened coconut. (use 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons). Very delicious!

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ilkaisha

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2011

I did not have enough coconut, so I used half a cup of coconut and half a cup of chopped dates. The cookies are wonderful. We will eat them up in no time!! Very sweet, just like the name says.

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daswitzer

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2011

Was trying to find an easy recipe to make for a tailgate and came across this one. I doubled the recipe right off the bat. Cookies turned out very well and were very tasty - soft, but also chewy, especially the next day. This is a keeper recipe for me.

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