COCONUT
COOKIES III
(Yield: 5 dozen)
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1½ cup self-rising flour
2 cups flaked coconut
Preheat oven to 325°F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy;
beat in egg and almond extract. Stir in flour until well blended.
Fold in coconut. Shape dough by heaping teaspoonfuls into balls.
Place, 1-inch apart, on UNGREASED baking sheets; flatten with a fork.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until slightly golden brown around the edges.
Remove from baking sheets; cool on a wire rack.
 
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