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Birds Nest Coconut Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 C Butter, Softened
  • 3/4 C Vegetable Oil
  • 3/4 C Powdered Sugar
  • 1 1/4 C Sugar
  • 2 Tbls Water
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Coconut Extract
  • 5 1/2 C Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
  • 1 tsp salt

Coconut Frosting

  • 1/2 C Butter, Softened
  • 3/4 C Sour Cream
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp Coconut extract
  • 1/2 tsp Almond extract
  • 2 Tbls Milk
  • 6-7 C Powdered Sugar (more if you want it thicker)

Toppings

  • 1 bag Shredded Coconut
  • 1 bag Mini Cadbury Eggs

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350.

  2. In a mixer mix together butter, oil, sugars, water, eggs, and extract until smooth.

  3. Combine dry ingredients into separate bowl and add it slowly to the wet mixture. 

  4. Roll into balls, mine were about 1.5 inches in diameter and place on a greased cookie sheet. 

  5. To give cookies their shape and cracked edges. Place 1/4 cup sugar into a bowl. Take the bottom of a glass cup and dip it into the sugar, if it dosent stick, wet the bottom of your cup. Then you press it into the center of your ball of dough. Keep the pressure even and keep pressing until you have edges around your cup. The bottom of my cup was about 2.5 inches in diameter. 

  6. Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool for about 2 minutes and then remove and let cool completely. 

Coconut Frosting

  1. Add all ingredients except powdered sugar into your mixer and mix until smooth. Slowly add in your powdered sugar. If you want it thicker add more powered sugar until your liking. Frost the middle of your sugar cookie.

Toppings

  1. To toast your coconut place about 1 cup in a frying pan with heat at medium-low keep stirring it around until it browns. It can burn quickly so make sure to keep stirring continually. Once you have the color you desire remove immediately from pan. Place in the center of cookie to create your nest.

  2. Place Mini Cadbury eggs on top.

  3. Refrigerated until ready to serve.