Dessert Recipes - Iced Pineapple Cookies Recipe

Ingredients              

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

• 2 cups flour

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

• 1 egg

• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

Pineapple Icing (optional):

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

• 2 tablespoons pineapple juice

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Method:

1. Instructions for jar: Spoon sugar into 1 liter jar. Spoon brown sugar over sugar.

2. Combine flour with baking powder and spoon brown sugar over sugar.

3. Layer pecans over flour mixture and coconut over pecans.

4. For baking: Preheat oven to 350(176C). Empty contents of jar into large mixing bowl and stir to combine ingredients. Drain pineapple juice and save.

5. In small bowl, whisk egg, pineapple and vanilla. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir well. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls on sprayed baking sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

6. Remove from oven and transfer to cooling rack. If desired, use reserved juice in icing recipe and frost when cool.

To make Icing: Combine sugar and butter in small mixing bowl. Add enough reserved pineapple juice to reach spreading consistency. Frost when cool.