Coconetes (Rustic Coconut Cookies)

Humble, rustic, easy to make, this Coconetes recipe (Rustic Coconut Cookies) has a good reason to become part of your coconut repertoire.

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Coconetes (rustic coconut cookies) are very popular in the Dominican Republic. You can walk to any colmado (corner store) and you will in all likelihood find them.

The reason I have called them rustic coconut cookies is because they have a rustic texture, a little bit on the dry side. That doesn't mean that they aren't full of flavor, after all with all that coconut it's impossible not to be delicious.

Añugaperros

Another, not so nice, name for these are añugaperros, or dog-chokers. Yeah, I know, that is a bizarre name.

How to serve

These are best served with a cup of coffee, non-dairy cocoa (chocolate de agua), or alongside any of our fruit shakes, unless you have some training performing the Heimlich maneuver.

About our recipe

This recipe yields a decent batch of cookies, so they are perfect to bring along to a potluck or school bake sale. They'll be a sure-bet with kids. And you'll be selling more drinks.

Buen provecho!

Coconetes Recipe (Rustic Coconut Cookies)

Coconetes are humble, rustic, easy to make coconut cookies, but there's a good reason why these are a bit of Dominican coconutty heaven.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Dominican

Keyword: añugaperros, conconetes, dominican coconetes, how. tomake coconetes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 18 biscuits (aprox)

Calories: 152kcal

Recipe Author: Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

• Butter for greasing baking tray
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of brown cane sugar
• 1/3 cup of butter at room temperature (1/2 stick)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup of coarsely grated coconut

Instructions

• Grease a baking tray. Pre-heat oven to 300 °F (145 ºC).
• Sift baking soda, cinnamon, salt and flour together, reserve.
• Mix sugar and butter and beat at low speed until the butter acquires a light color.
• Add eggs, one by one, while beating continuously. Remove from the mixer.
• Fold in the coconut with a spatula, followed by flour.
• Two spoonfuls at a time, make little mounds of the dough on the baking tray. Bake until they turn golden brown (check at the 15 min mark).
• Cool to room temperature before serving.

Tips and Notes

If yours turn out flatter, don't fret, that's exactly how the store-bought ones look.

Nutrition

Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg