Apricot Coconut Icebox Cookies
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- Prep Time10 min
- Total Time1 h 30 min
- Makes55 to 60 Servings
Roberto Caruso
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup fine unsweetened coconut
1 tsp coconut flavoured extract
apricot jam, for filling
Instructions
STIR flour with baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add 1/3 cup fine, unsweetened coconut to flour mixture. Set aside.
BEAT butter with sugar in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high, until fluffy. Add 1 tsp coconut flavoured extract to egg. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture, just until combined. Gather into a ball.
POSITION racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Preheat to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
ROLL into 1-in.-round balls and set on baking sheet. Make a deep indent in the centre of each ball. Bake in centre of oven until golden, 11 to 12 min. Let cookies cool on sheet for 1 min. Transfer to a rack to cool completely. Fill each cookie with 1/2 tsp apricot jam.
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