WHITE CHOCOLATE MACAROON COOKIES

White Chocolate Macaroon Cookies image

The richness of white chocolate and coconut marry in an easy drop cookie.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 cup flaked coconut
1 2/3 cups white vanilla baking chips
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1 teaspoon shortening
Betty Crocker™ red and green decorating sugars
Coarse white sparkling sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, coconut, 1 cup of the baking chips and the extract until dough forms. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet; cool completely, about 20 minutes.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 2/3 cup baking chips and the shortening on High 30 to 60 seconds or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over cookies; sprinkle with sugars as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 80 mg, Sugar 14 g, TransFat 1/2 g