Best Orange Coconut Chews Recipes

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Provided by Doreen Fish

Categories Cookies

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 c butter
1 large egg, fork beaten
1 c brown sugar , packed....i used organic coconut sugar
1 c chopped dates
1 c unsweetend coconut
2 tsp orange zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Steps:

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat ...add the next 6 ingredients. Mix really well. Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add to coconut mixture and mix well. Put into a greased 8 x 8 pan and bake at 350 for 30 mins.
2. Cool and frost with your favorite frosting or use the recipe below.
3. Frosting: 1 1/2 cups of icing sugar 2 tbsps softened butter 1 1/2 tbsps of frozen concentrated orange juice thawed. Beat well and frost cooled bars.

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Provided by lauriestoner

Time 37m

Yield 6 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature (tested using Challenge Butter)
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large egg
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked dried coconut

Steps:

In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1½ cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg, until well blended.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low speed until dough comes together, about 5 minutes (see notes). Mix in cranberries and coconut.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12" x 15" baking sheets.
Bake in a 350°F regular or convection oven until cookie edges just begin to brown, 11 to 15 minutes (shorter baking time will yield a chewier cookie; longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie). If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.
NOTES: The mixture may look dry until it comes together as a dough. If its too crumbly to form into balls, the dough need to be mixed longer; it should be a smooth homogeneous mass.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1056.4, Fat 55.8, SaturatedFat 36.8, Cholesterol 157.3, Sodium 558.9, Carbohydrate 133, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 78.1, Protein 9.3

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Provided by Amberly Hall

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 45m

Yield 32 squares

Number Of Ingredients 15

3/4 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup shortening (half margarine or butter softened)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or 1 1/2 cups wheat flour
2 eggs
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (Can substitute 1 Cup chopped pecans for walnuts and coconut)
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Steps:

Heat oven to 350. Mix powdered sugar and shortening. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of flour. Press in ungreased oblong pan 13x9x2 inches. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
Mix remaining ingredients. Spread over baked layer. Bake 20 minutes; cool. Frost with Orange Lemon Frosting if desired.

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Provided by ruby rodriguez

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 6 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange rind
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
1 1/2 cups sweetened dried coconut

Steps:

With a mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, orange peel and vanilla until smooth.
In another bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Add butter mixture and beat on low speed for about 5 minutes.
Stir in cranberries and coconut.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets.
Bake in a 350° oven for 8 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes.