DODGY JAMMERS!

too much coconut oil.
is that:
a.) the right amount.
or
b.) why my thumbprints became crispy splats.
or
c.) both a and b.
ha!
dudes,
i made cookies.
i did.
and as that's a fairly common occurrence, especially on friday,
we can all agree that the cookie idea in and of itself was a good one.
but i wanted thumbprint cookies, those thick blops with the jam dollop in the middle,
and what i got where NOT those.
i mean,
we can see where it started, but they did their own thing in the oven,
and i'm betting it was for sure because of the coconut oil.
check the melty-bloppity-thumbs-up-type teleport:

CRISP, BUTTERY, SOFT-CENTERED, COCONUTTY JAMMIE-DAZZLERS!!
yeah!
neighbors,
there's lemon, and raspberry, and chocolate, and coconut,
and love all added in by the mile.
the thing of it is, i really overdid it,
and they melted, but somehow became something even more awesome.
that's real.
and they've got macaroon-grade unsweetened fine coconut flake sprankles!
that's because rules is rules,
and some of those little glittery goods always make a tasty treat even MORE expert.
word.
ok, ok, ok, OK-
i'm just gonna give you the recipe,
and you can adjust the coconut oil if you really want thumbprints and not flattie-flaps...
here goes:
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FINECOOKIETIMES!
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preheat your oven to 350℉
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in a medium mixing bowl,
chop up and cut together:
1 stick butter;
4 T unrefined coconut oil;
1/2 tsp salt;
1/2 cup powdered sugar;
1 tsp vanilla;
1/2 cup fine unsweetened flaky coconut shreds;
2 T non-dairy milk (drinking-carton coconut if you've got it, obvi)
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add 1 1/2 cups flour;
1 1/2 tsp coconut extract-
hand-mix util slightly crOmbly, and make little 1 1/2" balls,
with the thumbprints dented into the middle on parchment paper on baking sheets.
...
the filling was SUPER easy to make-
1/2 cup raspberry jam;
a BIG shake of coconut;
a little zest-up of lemon peel;
a spoon for stirring (removed afterwards, man, c'mon)
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a little blop in each,
and a tour of the oven for 11 minutes.
that's it.
of course, they melted, and got especially crunched-up on the edges...
and then when they're cooled, you gotta drizz all over 'em with chocolate ganache,
and sprank their little butts with that cocoloconut....
tight.
the lemonberry sticky bits are perfect against the smooth coconut in that toasty shell,
but the chocolate adds a whole other 'nother dimension,
and the last little bit of white dusty coconut just makes 'em s'kyoot!
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the hard way,
every day.
that's what we need.
i know, i know-
that sounds a bit rough, yeah?
well,
since when did the easy way ever make you any better at anything?
that's my point.
if it doesn't contain difficulty, it does't feel as good.
that might just be me,
or it might not.
all i know is,
i'm choosing the wrench, first to jam the works up,
monkey around, grind a few gears,
and then tighten and loosen as necessary to repair and improve everything else.
i'm talking about my life, kids.
it's all really happening,
and we're righting and wronging and wringing and wroughting all of it right now;
never  quiet, never soft.....