Best Hawaiian Cookie Tarts Recipes

HAWAIIAN COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, confectioners' sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl. Mix well. Add butter and vanilla extract and stir until a soft dough forms. Shape into 36 balls. Place 1 ball in each of 36 ungreased mini muffins cups; press lightly into the bottom and up the sides to make a crust.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon pineapple preserves into each crust. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon macadamia nuts over pineapple. Beat sugar and egg together in a small bowl to combine; mix in coconut until well blended. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the mixture over each macadamia layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust and coconut are golden brown, 23 to 33 minutes.
• Cool in pans for 20 minutes. Hold each pan upside-down at an angle over a wire rack; tap bottoms of cups lightly with a butter knife to release tarts. Let cool completely.

HAWAIIAN COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F In large bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cornstarch; blend well. Add margarine and vanilla. By hand, blend until a soft dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 ball in each of 36 ungreased miniature muffin cups; press in bottom and up sides of each cup.*.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon pineapple preserves into each dough lined cup. In small bowl, combine sugar and egg. Using fork, beat until well blended. Stir in coconut until well coated with egg mixture. Spoon 1 teaspoon coconut mixture over pineapple preserves in each cup.
• Bake at 350°F for 23 to 33 minutes or until crusts are very light golden brown. Cool 20 minutes. To release cookies from cups, hold muffin pan upside down at an angle over wire rack. Using handle of table knife, firmly tap bottom of each cup until cookie releases. Cool completely. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Yield: 3 dozen cookies.
• TIP* If only 1 miniature muffin pan is available, keep remaining cookie dough refrigerated until ready to bake.
• Pillsbury The Complete Book of Baking.

HAWAIIAN COOKIE TARTS*****

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. In large bowl, combine flour, powdered sugar and cornstarch; mix well. Add butter and vanilla; stir with spoon until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 ball in each of 36 ungreased miniature muffin cups; press in bottom and up sides of each cup.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon preserves into each dough-lined cup. In small bowl, combine sugar and egg; beat with fork until well blended. Add coconut; stir until well coated with egg mixture. Spoon 1 teaspoon coconut mixture over preserves in each cup.
• Bake at 350 for 23-33 minutes or until cookie crusts are very light golden brown. Cool in pans 20 minutes.
• To release cookies from cups, hold muffin pans upside down at an angle over wire rack. With handle of table knife, firmly tap bottom of each cup until cookie releases. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Can be dusted with powdered sugar prior to serving (never done this - always good as is).

HAWAIIAN COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cornstarch blend well. Add margarine and vanilla. By hand, blend until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 ball in each of 36 ungreased miniature muffin cups press in bottom and up sides of each cup.*Spoon 1 teaspoon pineapple preserves into each dough-lined cup. In small bowl, combine sugar and egg. Using fork, beat until well blended. Stir in coconut until well coated with egg mixture. Spoon 1 teaspoon coconut mixture over pineapple preserves in each cup.Bake at 350°F. for 23 to 33 minutes or until crusts are very light golden brown. Cool 20 minutes. To release cookies from cups, hold muffin pan upside down at an angle over wire rack. Using handle of table knife, firmly tap bottom of each cup until cookie releases. Cool completely. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar. *TIP: If only 1 muffin pan is available, keep remaining cookie dough refrigerated until ready to bake.Nutrition Per Serving (1 cookie): Calories 130 Protein 1g Carbohydrate 17g Fat 6g Sodium 55mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.