This week’s TWD was chosen by Jayne of The Barefoot Kitchen Witch: coconut butter thins! If you’ve never visited Jayne’s blog I recommend that you check it out! Jayne’s a fellow Rhode Islander so I’m a bit biased, but I really enjoy her posts, particularly when she’s sharing stories and photos about her kids helping in the kitchen.
Last year I tried Dorie’s brown sugar-pecan shortbread cookies, which are made from a similar recipe to these coconut butter thins. I remembered I’d had some trouble with them (can you say spreading cookies?) so I was curious to see what would happen this week. Trying to learn from my mistakes, I was diligent this time in making sure the dough was adequately chilled before I stuck the cookies in the oven. When I turned on the oven light to check on them, they’d spread some, but not to the point where the edges were touching. I’ll take that minor victory!
These were just ok for me. I liked them but they definitely weren’t the kind of cookies I need to hide from myself to make them last more than a day. Actually, I was surprised I didn’t like them more. I love coconut and shortbread-type cookies so I thought they’d be a favorite. In the end, I think they were a bit too greasy for me. I made a few modifications to the recipe including using lemon zest instead of lime and leaving out the macadamia nuts.
Many thanks to Jayne for this week’s pick! She’ll post the recipe on her blog if you want to try the cookies yourself. Head over to TWD to see how the other bakers fared with their cookies!
Lemon Bars
Glazed Grapefruit Cake
Orange Sherbet
Meyer Lemon Pound Cake
i’m sure with that whole lot of butter in there for tt little cookies they were bound to be a little greasy. At least the flavor combination worked well. *Grinz*
My brown sugar pecan cookies spread into a puddle! I didn’t get a chance to make these, but there is a lot of butter in them!
How did you do it!? I FROZE mine overnight and when I made them they still spread like mad! Yours looks great… sorry they weren’t the best for you!
Aw too bad you didn’t love these! But yaey for them not spreading. =)
Sorry they weren’t your favorite, they look good to me!
Wow, your cookies look perfect! Mine spread out quite a bit… But were still very tasty!
Nice looking cookies, sorry they weren’t your favorite.
I thought that the cookies were really, really buttery too and I wonder if you could use 13 or 14 tablespoons of butter rather than the whole two sticks and get the same results? I know that the whole point of shortbread is the buttery factor but I just wonder …
Anyway, they look fantastic even if they weren’t your favorite and that counts for something, right?
Well, even tho they weren’t your favorite.. they look fabulous!
Oooh, these look fantastic!! Mine got a little too dark, but yours look perfect!
Good luck with the brownies- I hope you love them as much as I do!! I’m excited about baking with you next week – banana cream pie, here we come! 😉
-Amy
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You are a cooking machine. Yours look pretty and delicate.
Mine looked a lot like yours, but I think we enjoyed the flavor more. Next week should be fun!
Sorry you didn’t enjoy the cookies, I loved them !! But anyway, your cookies still look great, well done !!
These look great. I’m glad you liked them, even if they weren’t your favourite 🙂
Mine spread some like yours, and I put mine in the freezer! I’m not sure what the magic formula is!
Your cookies look perfect.
These look great. I couldn’t get mine cut properly but yours look so very straight and square.
Thanks for the comment. I think my dad is more interested in the eating and doesn’t quite understand the world of blogging.
Interesting coconut butter thins 🙂
Those are beautiful photos. Sorry they weren’t a huge hit for you; at least they baking part was a victory.
Coconut shortbread sounds interesting. Will have to check out this recipe and try it!
Mine barely spread at all. How strange that we all had such different results. Your cookies look great.
Your coconut butter cookies look really good – they don’t look as if they have spread at all. I’m wondering if we should use 1-1/2 sticks of butter instead of two.
I didn’t have luck with the brown sugar pecan shortbread either. I was so disappointed and I was nervous about making these. I’m glad they held their shape better for me this time. And you, too!! Good job.
Yours are some of the best cookies I’ve seen from this recipe. You baked them just the right amount of time. Well done!
Yum – you also mastered the secret of no-spread coconut butter thins. I guess over here in Connecticut, the air is different or something! Nice job.
Yours look great. Good job keeping them from spreading too much this time — it wasn’t easy!
your cookies look great! Even if you didn’t love them, they still look way better than mine
Nice–I love how they spread…more delicate that way.
Your cookies look delicious! They really turned out very pretty. Sorry you didn’t love them. I felt the same way.
I love how buttery your pictures look. Maybe when you cut the nuts (some of the solid ingredients) you could cut the butter too, since it doesn’t have to cover as many ingredients?
Nancy
Ohhhhhhhh your cookies look SO buttery and delish! I love your site!
Ha I agree–good but not hide from yourself worthy!
Your cookies look perfect. You can send your extras to me if you are not going to eat them!
Great picture of your cookies. Let’s here it for Rhode Island…I went to college there and I LOVE it. I live in CT and am forever inventing excuses to hit good ole Rhode Island!
Sorry to hear they were just “ok”, but they sure look great! Coconut cookies are usually a treat. Your photos are gorgeous!
i love your little cookie stack!
Well they do look wonderful, I love how even they are in the pre-baked photo, amazing!
Great pics. Sorry they weren’t for you, but they were pretty darn tasty. Some of mine spread, but not all. Weird!! Yours look tasty.
Love that first photo. They look perfect. Sorry you didn’t love them.