PINEAPPLE-COCONUT
COOKIES
(Yield: 3½ dozen)
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 8¼-ounce can crushed pineapple, well drained
¼ cup chopped maraschino cherries
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups self-rising flour
½ cup flaked coconut
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheets with non-stick
vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add pineapple, cherries, egg, and vanilla, beating until well blended.
Add flour and coconut, blending thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls,
2-inches apart, on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 minutes or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets;
cool on a wire rack.
 
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