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Island Cookies




Source of Recipe


Family Circle Magazine


List of Ingredients




1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups or 1 bag (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
6 rings dried pineapple, chopped
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts




Recipe



. Heat oven to 375°. Sift flour, powder, soda, salt, nutmeg into bowl.
2. On medium-high, beat butter in bowl until creamy. Add sugars and mashed banana; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in vanilla.
3. On low, beat in flour mixture. Stir in chips, coconut, chopped pineapple and macadamia nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake in 375° oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool cookies on sheet on wire rack for 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.