Nickey's Icebox Butter Cookies

Name: Nickey's Icebox Butter Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 48-54 cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 5 1/4 cups flour, sifted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 -3 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon lemon extract (optional); 1/2 cup shredded coconut; 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped fine; colored crystal sugar, to decorate or candy sprinkles

Submitted by marisk

"These are tasty little cookies :D Please note that the time does not include refrigeration time and may be a little off."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 48-54 cookies

ingredients

2 cups butter
³⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ cup brown sugar
5 ¹⁄₄ cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 -3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract (optional)
¹⁄₂ cup shredded coconut
¹⁄₂ cup macadamia nuts, chopped fine
colored crystal sugar, to decorate or candy sprinkles

directions

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and both sugars.
Beat in egg and extracts.
Add dry ingredients; mix well.
Fold in nuts and shredded coconut. [Nuts - do not mince but if not chopped small enough may cause dough not to hold together completely.].
Shape dough into four short rolls or 2 longer rolls -- about 3 inches across. Dough will be crumbly looking, not to worry, it will all come together when you form the rolls.
Roll in colored sugar, wrap in wax paper, then chill overnight (at least 4 hours).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Slice dough in 1/4 inch thick pieces (thickness of slices will affect how many cookies you get.) As soon as you put the first roll in the oven, take out the next roll and slice it (gives it time to come closer to room temperature and bake faster.).
Bake in 350 degrees F (preheated) oven for about 10-12 minutes. The first batch will take 5-10 minutes longer straight from the refrigerator.
NOTE: If you forget to roll in sugar before freezing, it can also be done just before cutting or even after baking (sprinkle it on top of the cookies.) I've even topped these with candy sprinkles -- colorful :).

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marisk

honolulu, HI

Aloha! I just recently started spending more time in the kitchen and am learning that cooking and baking can be fun as well as challenging. My favorite cookbook resources are my 'gourmet' sister and the very patient and generous Ohana of Zaar. Mahalo nui loa! My rating system: The first time I try a recipe, I follow the instructions as given; if I do a little tweaking, I keep that in mind when rating. It's not right to rate lower because of something I did or didn't do. ***** ... Excellent! Tasted great with/without tweaking. ****  ... Loved It! Tasted great with/without tweaking. No stars ... May be an excellent recipe but I was unable to get it to work for me. May or may not try again later. We don't all have the same taste preferences. I've found recipes with lots of five stars that just didn't work for me and some with less that I thought were great. Thank you All for sharing!

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