White Christmas Pie Cookies Recipe
Yield: 12 cookies
Deep dish cookies with a fluffy coconut frosting
Ingredients
- For the Cookies:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon coconut emulsion or extract
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded coconut for topping
- For the Frosting:
- 1 cup butter room temperature but still firm when pressed
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon coconut emulsion or extract
- 6 drops white food coloring I use Americolor
Instructions
- For the cookies:
- Beat butter and sugar until smooth Add egg and mix until incorporated then add in vanilla, coconut flavorings
- Mix in flour along with baking powder and salt. Mix until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
- Place 3 tablespoons of dough into each section of a deep dish cookie pan. Press down the dough with a smooth item, like the bottom of a ½ cup measuring cup dipped in flour.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes or until centers are set and edges are golden.
- For the Frosting:
- Beat butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar and mix until incorporated on medium low speed.
- Add in the heavy cream, coconut emulsion and white coloring and whip on high speed until it’s very smooth and creamy.
- Assembly: Pipe frosting onto cooled cookies with a piping bag fitted with a star tip, I use a 2D tip. Top with coconut.