Lemon-Coconut Meltaways
By Yankee Magazine|Oct 11 2007|
Yield
about 64 cookies
Total Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted and cooled
Confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
In the bowl of a standing or electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in lemon zest and extracts. Add flour and salt and beat well. Stir in coconut.
Cut dough in half and place each half on a sheet of waxed paper. Form each half into an 8-inch log. Wrap each log in waxed paper and refrigerate at least 4 hours (or overnight).
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat to 300 degrees. Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices with a sharp knife, and arrange 2 inches apart on lightly buttered baking sheets. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until pale golden.
Transfer cookies to racks and sprinkle generously with confectioners’ sugar. Let cool and dust lightly with more confectioners’ sugar.
Excellent, melt in your mouth cookies! I took them to the polls on 11/6 and shared them with the other election Officers. Boy, did they love them!
Great cookies! Just to note: make sure your butter is VERY soft or you end up with dough that doesn’t meld together.