Almost more candy than cookie, a very festive looking treat.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line three cookie sheets with parchment.*
In a large mixing bowl, stir together liquid ingredients. Add coconut and stir until coated evenly. Add the cherries and stir until evenly distributed.
Grab a glob of the coconut mixture, about two tablespoons each, and place about 1" apart on the parchment paper, 16 per sheet. Do not roll into a ball, but each cookie should be a little mound. (A single batch will fill three cookie sheets with 16 cookies each.)
Bake in the oven until coconut edges (including the top) are lightly browned, about 10 minutes or longer. (The edges MUST be lightly browned. At high altitude of 5,500 feet, this may take 15 minutes.)
Let cool completely before storing. Place sheets of wax paper between layers of cookies in tins since they will remain slightly sticky.
*If you do not have parchment paper, place balls on a well-greased cookie sheet. Immediately loosen cookies from cookie sheet. The cookies will be very soft and may start to fall apart. Reshape as necessary and let cool completely before storing.
This year I used candied cherries from Nuts.com. They had a higher moisture content, so the cookies took about 15 to 20 minutes to bake. The taste was the same.
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Serving Size: 1 cookie (25g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 40 Servings | ||
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Calories: 92 | ||
Calories from Fat: 33 (36%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 3.6g | 5 % | |
Saturated Fat 3.2g | 16 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 0.1g | ||
Cholesterol 3.4mg | 1 % | |
Sodium 45.7mg | 2 % | |
Potassium 75.8mg | 2 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 14.3g | 4 % | |
Dietary Fiber 1.1g | 4 % | |
Sugars, other 13.3g | ||
Protein 1.1g | 2 % | |
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Calories per serving: 92
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