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PARADISE COOKIES

A true tropical delight! These soft cookies are filled with pineapple, macadamia nuts and coconut. PREPARATION TIME: 45 MINUTES BAKING TIME: 12 MINUTES MAKES: 3 DOZEN COOKIES
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple in juice, well-drained
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 3.25-ounce jar (2/3 cup) macadamia nuts, chopped
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°. Combine sugar and butter in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Add pineapple and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed (1 minute). Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking powder. Beat until well mixed (2 to 3 minutes). Stir in nuts and 1/4 cup coconut by hand.
  2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake for 10 to 1 5 minutes or until set.