Best Besitos De Coco Coconut Smooches Recipes

Besitos de Coco (Coconut Smooches) image

Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Number Of Ingredients 3

Meat of one fresh medium coconut, grated
1 cup water
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar

Steps:

Combine the water and sugar in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until it becomes like a hard ball or reaches 275 degrees F. Add the coconut and continue cooking until no steam rises from the pot and all the liquid has evaporated. Using a tablespoon, drop the coconut smooches onto a greased cookie sheet and let cool.

Besitos De Coco (Coconut Kisses) image

Provided by sunriselilly

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 24 cookies, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup flour
4 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease a cookie sheet.
In a bowl, thoroughly mix all ingredients together into a dough.
Place the dough in a decorating bag and use the biggest star tip you can find. In a circular form make 24 individual cookie cakes . Bake until golden brown. 9-12 minutes.
Opcional* -- drizzle this awesome cookie cakes with melted semisweet chocolate for beautiful presentation and flavor.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1520.3, Fat 81, SaturatedFat 61.5, Cholesterol 393, Sodium 585, Carbohydrate 192.3, Fiber 7.1, Sugar 161.1, Protein 12.3

Besitos De Coco (Old Fashioned Coconut Kisses Candy) image

Provided by KateL

Categories Candy

Time 13m

Yield 20 cookies, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 cups grated coconut (bagged will do)
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup water

Steps:

Combine the coconut and water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil.
Add the brown sugar and stir. Cook on low heat until the sugar melts and the texture is thick and very sticky.
Drop by tablespoons on a greased cookie sheet or on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper or parchment.
Let the cookies cool down.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.7, Fat 11, SaturatedFat 9.7, Sodium 19.6, Carbohydrate 36.1, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 33, Protein 1.2