Wednesday, May 25, 2011

What I Love: Chocolate-Coconut Thumbprint Cookies

Hey Guys!
Why not eat these yummy babies as a little celebration for the VANCOUVER CANUCKS making it into the STANLY CUP FINALS OF 2011!
This is the recipe for "Chocolate-Coconut Thumbprint Cookies"
& Best thing about these is that not only they taste INCREDIBLE, they are pretty easy to make with simple ingredients!

Turn a roll of sugar cookies into German chocolate treats you’ll be proud to share.
Prep Time: 20 Min
Total Time: 1 Hr
Makes: 36

INGREDIENTS:
1
roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies
4
oz sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled 10 minutes
2
tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2
cup flaked coconut
1/2
cup coconut pecan ready-to-spread frosting
2
oz sweet baking chocolate
1/2
teaspoon vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS:
  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Using hands, stir or knead in 4 oz chocolate and the flour until well blended. Divide dough in half; cover and refrigerate one half until ready to use.
  • Shape remaining half into 18 balls. Place coconut in shallow dish; dip half of each ball in coconut to coat. On ungreased large cookie sheet, place balls coconut sides up 1 inch apart. Repeat with remaining half of dough.
  • Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set and centers are almost set. Immediately make indentation in center of each cookie with end of wooden spoon. Fill each indentation with 1/2 teaspoon frosting. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool until set, about 30 minutes.
  • In small microwavable bowl, microwave 2 oz chocolate and the oil uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chocolate can be stirred completely melted; drizzle over cookies.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):
Bake 9 to 11 minutes.


Nutritional Information:
1 Serving (1 Cookie)
  • Calories 110
  •   
    • (Calories from Fat 50),
    •   
  • Total Fat 5g
  •   
    • (Saturated Fat 2g,
    •    
    • Trans Fat 1g),
    •  
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  •    
  • Sodium 50mg;
  •    
  • Total Carbohydrate 14g
  •   
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    •    
    • Sugars 9g),
    •  
  • Protein 0g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 0.00%;
  •    
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  •    
  • Calcium 0.00%;
  •    
  • Iron 0.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 0 Starch;
  •    
  • 0 Fruit;
  •    
  • 1 Other Carbohydrate;
  •    
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  •    
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  •    
  • 0 Milk;
  •    
  • 0 Vegetable;
  •      
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  •    
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  •    
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  •    
  • 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 1;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


Recipe & Image from http://www.pillsbury.com/

xoxo
Simi







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