Vanilla Coconut Shortbread

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter (softened)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees fehrenheit.
• 2 with an electric beater/mixer cream together butter and sugar a few minutes until light and fluffy.
• 3 add the salt,cornstarch and vanilla exctract.
• 4 next add the coconut and flour.
• 5 take beaters out and kneed with your hand until the dough comes together.
• 6 because of the coconut this dough is kinda hard to roll out.i suggest rolling the dough into about 24-30 individual balls and pressing down slightly on them with a cup.
• 7 bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until the bottoms turn a very light golden brown.
• 8 if the cookie is still soft when you poke it ,this is okay it will firm up completely when cooled.