Besitos de coco (coconut kisses)

Besitos de coco (coconut kisses)

These work great as a snack or as a dessert.  Enjoy and buen provecho!


Ingredients:
   -1 dry coconut OR or 3 cups grated coconut
   -4 egg yolks
   -1 cup brown sugar
   -1/4 tsp vanilla
   -4 tsp butter, softened
   -1/2 cup all-purpose flour
   -1 lemon peel, shaved
   -1/4 tsp salt

   -2 bowls
   -1 baking pan

How to:
1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Crack open the coconut and take out the pulp.  DO NOT take off the brown peeling.

3. Wash the coconut and grate it.
**If you're using bought grated coconut, you may skip steps 2 and 3.

4. Measure 3 cups of grated coconut, pressing down the coconut for accurate measuring.

5. Combine the coconut, butter egg yolks, brown sugar, lemon peel and vanilla in a bowl.

6.  In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt.

7.  Mix the first coconut mixture into the flour mixture.  Mix well.

8. Make small coconut  balls with the mixture and set aside.

9. Grease a medium baking pan and place the coconut balls.

10.  Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.

I don't recommend switching brown sugar for regular sugar or for sweeteners because it changes the mixture's consistency.