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The tropical-scented caramel filling does not acceptable firmly, truthful beryllium cautious erstwhile packing oregon shipping the cookies. You'll person astir 1/2 cupful of the filling near over; it makes a large topping for crystal cream.

The dough tin beryllium refrigerated for respective days. The baked cookies tin beryllium stored betwixt layers of wax insubstantial successful an airtight instrumentality for 3 days. The unfilled cookies tin beryllium frozen for a month.

From Food conception editorial adjunct Leigh Lambert.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 36 cookies

For the cookies

2 cups flour
1/2 cupful confectioners' sugar
1/2 spoon baking powder
1/4 spoon salt
1 cupful skin-on full almonds, toasted (see NOTE)
1/2 cupful granulated sugar
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, astatine country temperature
1 ample ovum yolk
1 spoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flaked unsweetened coconut

For the filling

7 ounces caramel candies, specified arsenic Kraft oregon Brach's
1/4 cupful low-fat oregon regular coconut milk
1/2 spoon coconut extract

Nutritional Facts

Per cooky (using low-fat coconut milk)

Calories
168
Fat
11 g
Saturated Fat
7 g
Carbohydrates
15 g
Sodium
34 mg
Cholesterol
19 mg
Protein
2 g
Fiber
2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Food conception editorial adjunct Leigh Lambert.

Tested by Leigh Lambert.

Published March 12, 2026