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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
2 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp coconut extract
2 egg whites
1/3 cup flaked coconut
1 vegetable cooking spray
2 tbsp coconut, toasted
Directions
Preheata oven to 350F. Combine flour, sugar, soda and salat in a large bowl
and blend well. Combine syrup, oil, vanilla, coconut extract, and egg
whites; blend well. Stir into dryingrediets, just until combined. Add 1/3
cup coconut. Drop by level tablespoons onto sprayed baking sheets. Sprinkle
with toasted coconut. Bake 8 minutes; let cool on pan 1 minute before
removing to wire racks to cool completely. Per cookie: 66 cal., 0.9f pro.,
1.6g (22%) fat, 11.9g carb., 0.2g fiber, 0mg chol., 0.3mg iron, 52mg
sodium, 1mg calcium.
Cooking Light Nov/Dec 95
Servings: 36
Diet Chewy Coconut Cookies Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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