Mandarin Coconut Cookies

Name: Mandarin Coconut Cookies
Ingredients: 2 mandarin oranges, such as satsumas or clementines; 1 3/4 cup cane sugar; 3/4 cup coconut oil; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup grated unsweetened dried coconut, divided; 3 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Whole Foods Market|Sept. 12, 2013 10:54 am EST

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These fragrant mandarin and coconut cookies pack loads of flavor. Click here to see Our 50 Best Cookie Recipes

Servings

24

Ingredients

2 mandarin oranges, such as satsumas or clementines
1 3/4 cup cane sugar
3/4 cup coconut oil
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup grated unsweetened dried coconut, divided
3 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Use a vegetable peeler to remove outer peel from mandarins, and then finely chop it to obtain 1 tablespoon zest. Juice mandarins to obtain 1/4 cup juice. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat 1 1/4 cups sugar and oil on medium speed for 1 minute. Add juice, zest, and vanilla and beat again. Add flour, 1/2 cup coconut, cornstarch, baking powder and salt; beat again until combined. In a bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup coconut.
Form dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Arrange 2 inches apart on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Dip a flat-bottomed glass in water and then in sugar mixture. Press down firmly on each cookie, re-dipping the glass as needed. Bake until golden brown and just firm, about 15 minutes.