Coconut Sunbeams Recipe

Ingredients:

2 tsps of orange zest; grated
1/4 tsp of salt
1 yolk (egg)
1/2 c of sugar (white)
2 c of flour (all-purpose); sifted
1 pc of egg
1/2 tsp of baking powder
3/4 c of butter (or margarine)

For Glaze:
1 Tbsp. of juice from orange
1/3 c of apricots (preserved)
3 Tbsps. of water
1/2 c of sugar (white)

Instructions:

Sift the baking powder, flour, sugar, plus salt altogether. Blend in butter (or margarine) until smooth. Beat in yolk, egg, zest, and juice.

Next, pour egg mix into flour mix gradually, use a fork to stir lightly until you form a creamy dough. Refrigerate to make it easier to handle.

Use a teaspoon to roll into small balls, then drop on ungreased baking sheet. Dip fork in all-purpose flour and use it to flatten the balls to about 1/2″ thick. Push in 1 raisin to each cookie’s center.

Bake until color turns light brown or for 12 to 15 mins. at 375 degrees F. Let it cool. Blend all glaze ingredients in a small saucepan; and then boil over low heat for about 3 mins.

Spread glaze onto top of the cookies, and then roll into 1.5 – 2 c of coconut. Leave for an hour, then store in a covered container.

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