Shelly's Recipe

CASHEW AND COCONUT COOKIES

Category: Cookies

2 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter softened
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup chopped cashews unsalted
1 cup chopped dates, optional
1/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut reserved for topping

Preheat oven to 300. In a medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside. In a medium bowl combine sugars. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until smooth. Add flour mixture, coconut, cashews and dates. Blend at low speed just until combined. Drop by rounded tbspfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, 2 inch apart.

Sprinkle tops lightly with reserved coconut. Bake for 23-25 minutes or until bottoms turn golden brown. With a spatula, transfer to a cool, flat surface.