MRS FIELDS CASHEW AND COCONUT COOKIES

Mrs Fields Cashew and Coconut Cookies image

Provided by aronsinvest

Categories Dessert

Time 33m

Yield 30 cookies, 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped raw cashews (unsalted)
1 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut (Reserved for topping)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300*F. In a medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt.
Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside. In a medium bowl combine sugars with an electric mixer at medium speed.
Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste.
Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until smooth. Add flour mixture,.
coconut, cashews and dates. Blend at low speed just until combined. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
2 inches apart.
Sprinkle tops lightly with reserved coconut. Bake for 23-25 minutes or.
until bottoms turn golden brown. With a spatula transfer to a cool flat.
surface.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.8, Fat 8, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 26.3, Sodium 87, Carbohydrate 23, Fiber 1, Sugar 13.7, Protein 2.4