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ROD 10/3/2006 Music Lovers Day Coconut Music Notes

Source of Recipe

Marla


Recipe Introduction

The birth of music occurred in China during the reign of the legendary "Yellow Emperor", Hwang Di, around the year 3000 B.C. He is said to have sent the noted scholar Ling Lun to the western mountain regions of his domain. His task was to find a way to reproduce the song of the phoenix bird. Ling returned with bamboo pipes he could play - and started the love of music for mankind.

List of Ingredients

ROD 10/3/2006 Music Lovers Day Coconut Music Notes


Coconut Music Notes

Great chocolate and coconut flavors sing with the spirit of Dixieland music.


2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup flaked coconut
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon imitation coconut flavor*

Glaze Ingredients:

2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
4 teaspoons vegetable shortening
6 (1-ounce) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped (We recommend NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Bars)




Recipe

Combine flour, coconut and baking powder in food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Cover; process until coconut is finely chopped (45 to 60 seconds). Set aside.
Combine butter and brown sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (2 to 3 minutes). Add egg, vanilla and coconut flavor; continue beating until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture. Beat until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Cover; refrigerate until firm (at least 1 hour).
Heat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch music note cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool completely. Break off any rough edges, if necessary.
Melt white chocolate and 1 teaspoon shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until piping consistency. Place white chocolate mixture in small resealable food bag. Snip off corner. Pipe outline on cookies. Let set until hardened (10 minutes).
Melt semi-sweet chocolate and remaining shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until spreading consistency. Spread inside of white chocolate outline on cookies. Let stand until set (3 minutes).
Makes 4 dozen cookies.

* Substitute 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.

TIP: For great cut-out cookies, handle the dough as little as possible and use just enough flour on the rolling surface to keep the dough from sticking. Working excess flour into the dough or too much rolling can toughen cookies.

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie):
Calories: 100
Fat: 6 g
Cholesterol: 15 mg
Sodium: 40 mg
Carbohydrates: 40 g
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 1 g