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Coconut Butter Thins (Tuesdays with Dorie)

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Coconut Butter Thins

For this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection, Jayne of The Barefoot Kitchen Witch selected on Coconut Butter Thins on page 145 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours.

This recipe calls for lime zest but I forgot to buy one and used a Meyer lemon instead. The dough was easy to put together in the morning, roll out and let it chill out in the refrig. I came home from work, cut them out and baked them off. Dorie has you cut them into squares with a ruler and all...but my blob of dough was so misshaped I thought circles might be easier!

They were light and buttery. Coconut, lemon zest, & macadamia nuts!
Be sure to check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers!

P.S. Happy Birthday Dad!

60 comments:

Pearl said... [Reply to comment]: oh my gosh. ohhh my gosh!; March 31, 2009 at 1:13 AM
Sihan said... [Reply to comment]: prettiest i've seen them yet. I guess cutting them in circles may have added advantages! beautiful!!!; March 31, 2009 at 2:19 AM
Deeba PAB said... [Reply to comment]: Happy Birthday to your dad...hope his day is wonderful. I'm not a huge fan of coconut, but these are looking so light & delicious, that I would like coconut just for them!; March 31, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Steph said... [Reply to comment]: Mary, the cookies look so perfect. I like how you made circles instead.; March 31, 2009 at 4:32 AM
Marthe said... [Reply to comment]: I did cut my cookies in square, but had no ruler at hand... So I had square cookies in different sizes ;); March 31, 2009 at 4:36 AM
Heather S-G said... [Reply to comment]: These are beautiful...and the ever elusive Meyer Lemon pops up again!; March 31, 2009 at 4:38 AM
Patricia Scarpin said... [Reply to comment]: These look so delicate! I love baking with coconut, gotta try these sometime!; March 31, 2009 at 5:29 AM
mike said... [Reply to comment]: Another "non-spreader"! Very nice! Interesting how they kept their shape... mine spread horribly. Still very good though. Love the circle shape. Happy Birthday to your dad!; March 31, 2009 at 5:38 AM
farah said... [Reply to comment]: These look great :); March 31, 2009 at 6:14 AM
vibi said... [Reply to comment]: OH! COOL! Happy Birthday Food Librarian DAD!!! Hope you got to taste those wonderful cookies! (but perhaps you got something even more special from the Librarian!?)

(I hope he reads your blog, and sees all these messages!)

Nicely done, Mary... very courageous to have used a cutter!; March 31, 2009 at 6:19 AM
Linda said... [Reply to comment]: See, this is what I envisioned for my cookies --- they're beautiful Mary!

Happy B-day Mary's Dad!; March 31, 2009 at 6:24 AM
Heather said... [Reply to comment]: YUM! they look delicious!; March 31, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Peggy said... [Reply to comment]: Oh I love that you made your round!! My square ones did not come out all the same size for some reason. Some spread more than others. Yours look great!!!; March 31, 2009 at 6:33 AM
eatme_delicious said... [Reply to comment]: Mmm coconut anything is my favourite. These look awesome.; March 31, 2009 at 6:56 AM
RecipeGirl said... [Reply to comment]: These are getting some great reviews. Can't wait to try them out. Yours turned out beautifully!; March 31, 2009 at 7:41 AM
Isabelle Lambert said... [Reply to comment]: franchement magnifiques ! on dirait qu'ils sortent directement d'une pâtisserie :); March 31, 2009 at 7:50 AM
Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]: The circles look like a fine shape! Nice job.; March 31, 2009 at 8:10 AM
tavolini said... [Reply to comment]: Those look great, like they would just melt in your mouth!; March 31, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Unknown said... [Reply to comment]: I don't think you've ever made anything that didn't look perfect Mary! How do you do it? :); March 31, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Mumsy said... [Reply to comment]: They look perfect. So, so, pretty.; March 31, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Eliana said... [Reply to comment]: These cookies and your photos look fabulous. Can't wait to try these on my own.; March 31, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Banjo said... [Reply to comment]: They look lovely!; March 31, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Flourchild said... [Reply to comment]: Awww Happy Birthday to your dad, how special! YOur cookies looks grand, nice job!; March 31, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Judy said... [Reply to comment]: Love the circles! Next time you need limes, let me know, and I'll send some to you.; March 31, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Karen said... [Reply to comment]: What dainty little cookies these are! Love the coconut and macadamia's in them. :); March 31, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Jessica said... [Reply to comment]: I love the circle shape and I think that Meyer lemon is always appropriate. They look absolutely fantastic, just like everything on your blog.; March 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Kimberly Johnson said... [Reply to comment]: Your cookies look wonderful!; March 31, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Cathy said... [Reply to comment]: Your cookies are picture perfect -- they should go into the next edition of "Baking."; March 31, 2009 at 9:44 AM
betty geek said... [Reply to comment]: I love this entry.

Short, sweet, and beautiful pictures to back it all up!

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!; March 31, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]: It was kind of fun measuring and slicing 32 little squares, but the circles look so pretty! Great job.; March 31, 2009 at 11:42 AM
sweetlifeinthevalley said... [Reply to comment]: We love butter cookies at our house. These look amazing. They are now on our baking list for this week.; March 31, 2009 at 11:51 AM
chocolatechic said... [Reply to comment]: Brilliant idea to use a cookie cutter!

Yours are just lovely!; March 31, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Amy of Sing For Your Supper said... [Reply to comment]: Ooooh, I love the pretty round shape! These look perfect!

-Amy
www.singforyoursupperblog.com; March 31, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Irene said... [Reply to comment]: Happy birthday to your dad! Can I take these without the coconut? :); March 31, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Snooky doodle said... [Reply to comment]: delicious! I really like lemon and coconut. so good !; March 31, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Unknown said... [Reply to comment]: Love the circle shape!; March 31, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Audrey said... [Reply to comment]: So pretty in round shapes...and you got some nice color on yours, too! I just bought four meyer lemons because I saw them in Whole Foods, and you've been inspiring me to try them. I'm going to make your cake first, I think. Happy Birthday to your Dad!; March 31, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Leslie said... [Reply to comment]: These look great as round cookies! Weren't they yummy?; March 31, 2009 at 2:03 PM
The Blonde Duck said... [Reply to comment]: I knew your pics would be gorgeous!; March 31, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Jin Hooi said... [Reply to comment]: wow.. ur cookies look great !!! I should have make mine in circles too .. haha; March 31, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Rachel said... [Reply to comment]: The circles look great--much prettier than my squares!; March 31, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Pamela said... [Reply to comment]: I love the look of the circles. I went with lemon, too and I LOVED these little suckers!; March 31, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Molly Loves Paris said... [Reply to comment]: Those are gorgeous!; March 31, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Andrea said... [Reply to comment]: Those look lovely. I think I actually love the idea of lemon even instead of the lime. Yum!; March 31, 2009 at 6:55 PM
margot said... [Reply to comment]: They look lovely, I like the round cookie cutter idea.; March 31, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Welcome to our crazy blessed life said... [Reply to comment]: Happy birthday to your dad! :) Love your little round cookies!; March 31, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Liz said... [Reply to comment]: I like the circles! I was a mindless sheep and didn't even consider other shapes. Baaa!; March 31, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]: Happy Birthday to your dad!!! These are the most chicest ever. They look amazing esp against the pink backdrop!; March 31, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Elyse said... [Reply to comment]: Wow, your cookies look so dainty and delicious! I wish I could have one or five right now.; March 31, 2009 at 10:54 PM
steph- whisk/spoon said... [Reply to comment]: they're beautiful!; April 1, 2009 at 7:18 AM
dorie said... [Reply to comment]: yours cookies are so beautiful, you can almost taste their butteriness and feel their light crunch just looking at your pictures; April 1, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Teanna said... [Reply to comment]: Hahah I think the circle shapes look great! They look fantastic!; April 1, 2009 at 8:05 AM
Engineer Baker said... [Reply to comment]: How purdy! Love the circles.; April 1, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Carol Peterman/TableFare said... [Reply to comment]: They looks so delicate and lacey and I want one.; April 1, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Maria said... [Reply to comment]: Your cookies look perfect, just like everything else you bake!; April 2, 2009 at 8:35 AM
TeaLady said... [Reply to comment]: I like them round. They look so light and delicious. I tried to cut into diamonds, but didn't have the angle right, so ended up with squares. Great job.; April 2, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Coco Cake Land said... [Reply to comment]: YUM! did you make these for your dad?? i often bake for my dad, though he shouldn't be eating too many buttery sugary things... ! it's great to have people to bake for.; April 2, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Shari said... [Reply to comment]: I love your circle cookies! Pretty stack!; April 4, 2009 at 7:17 AM
Jaime said... [Reply to comment]: i love how you made rounds!; April 4, 2009 at 7:35 PM
April said... [Reply to comment]: I adore all Meyer lemon love, so good! I think I like the circle shape better than the squares too.; April 6, 2009 at 12:39 PM