Coconut Meltaways

Well I was going to make brownies, but then when I turned the brownie recipe over, there was one for coconut meltaways, which seemed way more interesting. We will save the brownies for another time!

You need:

1 stick of butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tbspns sugar
2 cups flour
1 cup angel flake coconut

Combine all the ingredients except for the coconut.



This seemed more difficult than it should have been, because everything was so dry. It didn't really mix, it just formed little clumps. Maybe I should have melted the butter beforehand? But you wouldn't think that would make this big of a difference. In any case, afterwards you add the coconut and mix well, and then roll into balls and place on a cookie sheet. When you actually picked up the mixture and squished it in your hand, that's when it finally all mixed together. Flatten the balls with a fork.



Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.



I did 20 minutes, and the bottom rack came out a little burnt, but not too bad. When you take them out of the oven, sift powdered sugar onto the tops of the warm cookies.

The taste was complicated. At first they seem bland, unless you get a good chunk of coconut and then it's delicious. The aftertaste though is excellent. I feel like the recipe was missing something but I don't know what. I mean, I will still totally eat them.




Next week maybe we will take a shot at those brownies!