Coconut-Frosted Sugar Cookies with Strawberry Hearts
Serves
Makes about 30 cookies
adjust servings
Ingredients
For the cookies
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1/2
cup salted butter, softened
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6
tablespoons (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons) vegetable oil
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1/2
cup + 2 tablespoons white sugar
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6
tablespoons (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons) powdered sugar
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1
tablespoon good quality vanilla
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1
egg
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2
and 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
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1/4
teaspoon baking soda
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1/4
teaspoon cream of tarter
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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1/4
cup white sugar
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pinch salt
For the frosting
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half stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
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8
ounces cold cream cheese, cut into chunks
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1
teaspoon coconut extract
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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2
cups powdered sugar
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Strawberries, to top with
Instructions
- Preheat you oven to 350 F.
- In a stand mixer or with an electric mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add the vegetable oil, white sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla, and egg, and beat until fluffy, at least 2 minutes.
- Add the flour to the bowl, but don't mix it in. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the baking soda, cream of tarter, and salt. Stir it in with a small spoon, then beat the flour mixture in until just combined. The dough is on the drier side.
- Using your hands or a cookie scoop, form the dough into balls about 1 1/2 tablespoons each. (Or any size, as long as they are uniform.) Line them up on a cookie sheet (you don't need to grease it).
- In a shallow bowl, combine the 1/4 cup sugar with a pinch of salt. Get your fingers wet and rub them on the bottom of a glass. Dip the glass into the sugar, then smash each cookie. You want them to be flat, but not so flat that they bake crispy. See photos.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 6-7 minutes. Take them out when they are not quite brown on the edges, and still a little shiny on top (just a little bit).
- Let cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the frosting. Using your stand mixer or electric beaters, beat the softened butter and cream cheese until smooth, at least 1 minute.
- Add the coconut extract and salt.
- Add the 2 cups powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
- Frost each cookie. Top each cookie with a strawberry heart (see photos).
by The Food Charlatan