Chewy Coconut Cookies

• 1 cup land o lakes butter, softened
• 34 cup granulated sugar
• 34 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 14 teaspoon imitation coconut extract
• 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 12 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 30 candied red cherries, halved (or grren)

1. Heat oven to 350F
2. Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4. Add eggs, vanilla and coconut flavor; continue beating until well mixed.
5. Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder and baking soda.
6. Beat until well mixed.
7. Stir in coconut by hand.
8. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Press 1 cherry half onto center of each cookie.
10. Bake for 9 to 13 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
11. Remove from cookie sheets.

butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, coconut, flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut, red cherries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chewy-coconut-cookies-254537 (may not work)