椰絲奶油球 Coconut Butter Ball Cookies

椰絲奶油球是冬日聖誕節聚餐時最受歡迎的甜食，因純白的椰絲象征潔白的雪花，很受歡迎。

剛出爐的椰絲奶油球

材料 Ingredients：

1杯奶油 1 cup butter, melt

1/2 杯糖 1/2 cup sugar

兩茶匙香草精 2 tsp. vanilla extract

兩杯麵粉 2 cups flour

1/4茶匙鹽 1/4 tsp. salt

大約4打半片的胡桃仁或核桃仁 About 4 dozen pecan halves or walnut halves

1個蛋清 1 egg white

1大匙水 1 tbsp. water

1又1/2杯椰絲 1&1/2 cups flaked coconut

 

做法 directions:

烤爐加熱至350 華氏度 Pre-heat oven 350 F.

將奶油，糖和香草精攪拌在一起 Mix butter, sugar and vanilla.

放麵粉和鹽 Stir in flour and salt.

用麵團做成許多大約一英寸小球，內放半片胡桃仁或核桃仁

Shape dough around pecan half or walnut half to form a 1-inch ball.

用叉子將蛋清和水攪勻 Put egg white and water and beat it w/fork.

將麵球浸入蛋清水碗內後滾入椰絲碟內 Dip balls into egg white mixture, then into coconut.

將椰絲奶油麵球放甜餅平盤上 Place all balls on a cookie sheet.

350 華氏度烤14到15分鍾 Bake @350 F for 14-15 minutes.