Aloha Tea Cakes

Aloha Tea Cakes

1 cup coconut

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

3 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 to 1 tsp. allspice

3/4 to 1 cup chopped macadamia or cashews nuts

8-1/4 oz. crushed pineapple, drained; reserve 1/3 cup for frosting.

Heat oven to 350�. In shallow pan, toast coconut 4-6 minutes,

stirring occasionally. (My toaster oven is great for this) Grease

cookie sheets. In large bowl, cream sugar, brown sugar and 1 cup

butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs; mix well. Lightly spoon

flour into measuring cup; level off. By hand stir in flour, baking

powder, soda, salt and allspice. Mix well. Stir in toasted coconut,

macadamia nuts and pineapple; mix well. Drop by teaspoons 2 inches

apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350� for 8-10 minutes or

until golden brown. Cool. Combine frosting ingredients and frost

cookies. Makes 6-1/2 dozen.

Frosting:

4 cups powdered sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 to 1 tsp. ginger

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/3 cup pineapple juice

Enjoy When we are grateful for the good we already have, we attract more good into our life. On the other hand, when we are ungrateful, we tend to shut ourselves off from the good we might otherwise experience. ~Sylvia

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 * World Recipes Y-Group