Coconut-Honey Balls

These almond-flavored, shaped cookies have pecans & coconut in the dough, and are dipped in a honey & pineapple syrup after baking.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup coconut
• Glaze:
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/3 cup pineapple juice
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp vinegar

Method

Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and almond extract well. Stir in flour, pecans, and coconut. Using about a rounded teaspoon of dough each, shape dough into balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes, until light brown. While cookies are baking, prepare glaze, and dip cookies quickly into pineapple glaze while still warm. Glaze: In saucepan combine all ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Cool to lukewarm.

Notes: Let cookies stand for 1 hour before serving or storing.

Number of servings: 3 1/2 - 4 dozen

Submitted By: MsWindy
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