Coconut Shortbread Cookies

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Coconut Shortbread Cookies

Coconut Shortbread Cookies
Total Time Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min./batch + cooling
Yield about 4 dozen

This coconut shortbread cookies recipe requires just five simple ingredients and results in tender, buttery shortbread packed with coconut flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Stir in coconut.
  2. Using a sheet of waxed paper, shape dough into a 12x3x1-in. rectangle. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 300°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are light golden, 18-20 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

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