Hawaiian Dream Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in nuts and pineapple. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Roll cooled cookies in additional confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• base:.
• Cream the 1/2 cup butter with the brown sugar and vanilla.
• Mix in the cake flour, combining well.
• Press into a ungreased 9 inch square pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, until golden brown.
• Remove and cool.
• Filling:.
• Spread well drained 1 cup crushed pineapple over the cooled cooked base.
• Beat well together the melted butter with the granulated sugar, egg vanilla and coconut.
• Spread this mixture evenly over the pineapple.
• Return to oven at 375 degrees and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove and then cool completely in pan.
• Cut into squares.

Steps:

• 1. Mix the cut up mango, rum and pineapple juice in a small bowl, cover. Microwave for 5 min. stir and cover again and set aside until cool.
• 2. With a mixer cream butter and both sugars. Add the eggs one at a time. Then add in the vanilla and coconut flavoring.
• 3. In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients together with a whisk. Then carefully a cup at a time add to creamed butter/sugar mixture. Batter will be very stiff.
• 4. Add all the fruit: mangos, pineapple tidbits, cocount, macadamin nuts, and chips to the mixture on low speed until combined.
• 5. Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, trying to keep each amount the same size. Place dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet, 12 to a pan. Bake 18 min at 375*. Let cool on pan for 10 min. then remove to wire rack and mist with more of the pineapple rum.
• 6. After these are cool, you will need to store them in a plastic container with lid and put them in your refrigerator, like fruitcake they taste better with age, you just don't have to wait 3 weeks before trying them.