Coconut Thumb Prints Recipe
Ingredients
| Low-fat creamed cottage cheese - 4 ounces | ||
| Butter | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Honey | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Whole wheat pastry flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unbleached white flour - 1/2 cup | ||
| Coconut sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Red currant jelly | 2 Tablespoon, divided | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1 Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
2 Spray 2 baking sheets with vegetable spray.
MAKING
3 In a food processor, add cheese, butter, honey and vanilla; process until blended.
4 In a large bowl, combine whole wheat pastry flour and unbleached white flour together and mix thoroughly with a wire whisk.
5 Using a wooden spoon, blend in the cheese-butter mixture.
6 Place in the refrigerator and chill until firm enough to hold shape.
7 Between the palms of your hands, roll bits of dough (about 1 teaspoon) into 1-inch balls.
8 Roll the prepared balls in Coconut Sugar.
9 On prepared baking sheets, arrange the balls about 1 inch apart.
10 Flattening slightly with the back of spatula.
11 Create a small indentation in each cookie, with the back of spoon,
12 Fill each indentation with 1/8 teaspoon jelly
13 Bake, 1 sheet at a time, on the middle shelf of oven, for 15 to 20 minutes until coconut is lightly browned.
14 Remove to wire racks and allow to cool.
SERVING
15 Serve as desired.
1 Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
2 Spray 2 baking sheets with vegetable spray.
MAKING
3 In a food processor, add cheese, butter, honey and vanilla; process until blended.
4 In a large bowl, combine whole wheat pastry flour and unbleached white flour together and mix thoroughly with a wire whisk.
5 Using a wooden spoon, blend in the cheese-butter mixture.
6 Place in the refrigerator and chill until firm enough to hold shape.
7 Between the palms of your hands, roll bits of dough (about 1 teaspoon) into 1-inch balls.
8 Roll the prepared balls in Coconut Sugar.
9 On prepared baking sheets, arrange the balls about 1 inch apart.
10 Flattening slightly with the back of spatula.
11 Create a small indentation in each cookie, with the back of spoon,
12 Fill each indentation with 1/8 teaspoon jelly
13 Bake, 1 sheet at a time, on the middle shelf of oven, for 15 to 20 minutes until coconut is lightly browned.
14 Remove to wire racks and allow to cool.
SERVING
15 Serve as desired.
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