Coconut Orange Snowballs from Ccvanb's Recipes
Tags: Dessert
Makes 36 servings

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups unsweetened flaked coconut (I find it in the freezer section of my grocery store) 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (must be regular fat butter) 1/4 cup 2% fat Greek yogurt 1 cup confectioners¡¯ sugar, sifted 1 1 /2 tsp. vanilla extract 3/4 tsp. coconut extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1 1/2 tbsp. orange zest •¨ö tsp. kosher salt

Instructions

1.Preheat oven to 350¡Æ. 2.Bake coconut on a baking sheet until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Turn off oven. 3.In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, yogurt, ¨ø cup powdered sugar and both extracts in a bowl until well blended. 4.Beat in both flour, orange peel and salt. 5.Stir in coconut. 6.Cover and chill for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day. 7.Let dough soften slightly. 8.Preheat oven again to 350¡Æ. 9.Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. 10.Measure out 1 level tbsp. of dough for each cookie and roll dough between the palms of your hands to make a ball. 11.Place ball onto baking sheet leaving 1 inch between each. 12.Bake until golden brown on the bottom, about 18 minutes. 13.Transfer cookies to a wire rack, cool for 5 minutes. 14.Place remaining confectioners¡¯ sugar into a zip lock bag. 15.Place a few cookies in the bag and shake gently to cover completely. 16.Cool completely on rack.
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Servings: 36