My chewy coconut cookies start with an angel food cake mix. A fresh-baked batch always disappears in a flash.
—RENEE SCHWEBACH DUMONT, MN
PREP: 5 MIN. • BAKE: 10 MIN./BATCH + COOLING • MAKES: 5 DOZEN
1package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix
1/2cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
2cups flaked coconut
1. In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, water and extract on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape bowl; beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Fold in the coconut.
2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
3. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove paper with cookies to wire racks to cool.