Lacy Coconut Crips

Lacy Coconut Crips

These crispy thin cookies have huge coconut flavor! Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart Holiday Cookies, December 2011

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  1. In a medium-sized bowl whisk together:
    • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
    • 1/2 tsp salt
  2. Pour in and stir until well combined:
    • 2/3 cup coconut milk , unsweetened
  3. Stir in:
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 cup coconut, unsweetened , shredded
  4. Stir until combined:
    • 5 TBS butter, unsalted , melted
  5. Cover bowl and chill for 30 minutes.
  6. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  7. Drop a heaping teaspoon of batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  8. Using the back of a large spoon, gently spread into a circle about 3 inches in diameter.
  9. Repeat step 8, spacing circles about 2 inches apart.
  10. Bake for 4 minutes, then rotate cookie sheet.
  11. Bake for an additional 4-5 minutes, or until edges are golden.
  12. If cookies are browning too fast, reduce temperature to 325ºF and bake an extra 2-3 minutes.
  13. Place baking sheet with cookies onto a cooling rack to cool for 5 minutes.
  14. Transfer cookies to cooling rack using a small spatula and let cookies cool completely.
  15. Wipe silicone baking mat and parchment paper and cool baking sheet completely between batches.
  16. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container between layers of parchment paper at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Lacy Coconut Crips  Detail

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10-12 min
Inactive Time: 30 min chill time and 30 min cooling time
Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 72
Serving Size: 1 cookie

Serving Suggestions: Be careful not to burn these delicate cookies. The colors do lighten up after cookies have cooled.