Coconut Pistachio Cookies

Name: Coconut Pistachio Cookies
Total time: 28
Yield: 24
Ingredients: ⅓ cup shortening; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; ½ cup white sugar; ½ cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ cup chopped pistachios, or more to taste; ½ cup coconut flakes, or more to taste

Recipe by Ashley Bohacz from allrecipes.com

Dessert 28 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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⅓ cup shortening
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3 tablespoons butter, softened
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½ cup white sugar
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½ cup brown sugar
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1 teaspoon almond extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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¼ teaspoon salt
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½ cup chopped pistachios, or more to taste
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½ cup coconut flakes, or more to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Combine shortening, butter, white sugar, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Beat slowly into the shortening mixture until thoroughly combined. Mix pistachios and coconut flakes into the dough using a large spoon or your hands until evenly distributed.
Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto 2 baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are a light golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.