Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 30 minutes
For cookies you will need:
1¾ cups AP flour
½ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ cup apple sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For filling you will need:
1 cup pineapple preserves
½ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1½ cups coconut
*Additional powdered sugar for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl combine flour, powdered sugar, and cornstarch. Using a spoon, mix in apple sauce and vanilla extract until a soft dough forms.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place in prepared muffin pans. Press dough in bottom and up the side of each muffin cup. Bake the dough-lined cup for about 8-10 minutes. Remove the muffin pan from the oven and let rest for a few minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon of preserves into each muffin cup.
In a small bowl mix together sugar, egg and coconut with a fork until well blended. Spoon a teaspoon of coconut mixture over preserves in each cup.
Bake 23 -33 minutes or until cookie crusts are lightly golden brown. Cool in pans on a cooling rack for 30 minutes.
Gently remove each cookie tart, sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar and serve!
xoxo,
Catherine &Tammy
Jill says
Oh boy! These look like a great treat!
La cucina di Molly says
Questi cookie devono essere una meraviglia con quel ripieno! Brava! Ciao
Ron aka TheOldGeezer says
Yummy to the tummy!!! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Thanks for your recent comment on My Blog
Take care and have a wonderful week 🙂
Mimi says
Great tropical flavors, they seems like little bites of summer.
Mimi
Chiara says
What a delightful treat ! take care...
laurie says
these sound wonderful I have never haerd of these,,
Gemma Olivia says
I love these cookies!
Well done!
Debbie says
I think of all your sweets this has to be the one I would enjoy the most so far. This is awesome Catherine. Now I have this to add to my list of what I want to bake. I can literally taste these!
Pegasuslegend says
Wow now these need to be on my plate this instant! what a great looking cookie tart!
Claudia says
You have sent me out of my chilly November into warm tropical breezes. What a delicious way to bring summer back!
Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow says
Oh, my goodness! These sound very tasty!! Thank you. blessings ~ tanna
Janette@Janette's Sage says
That looks great...now I need to spend time on here just copying off recipes for the holidays
Joanne says
Tropical flavors are always a favorite of mine. I would be transported to vacation mode if I had these in front of me!
Petra says
These look so good!
Rose says
How unique! Thanks for sharing!
Max says
è sempre uno spettacolo passare da te e godere con le tue preparazioni super golose, peccato non poterle assaggiare...ma farle si!!! grazie sempre per la condivisione, ciao.
Shabs says
Wowowow ,great exotic flavours , the tarts look really good .I really want one 🙂 .
Ana Rita says
So beautifull these tarts....Very original also!
Kisses,
Rita
The Mom Chef says
Wow, those look fantastic.
David says
Catherine, Cookie Tarts...never heard of them before. They look great and the mix of ingredients sounds like major dessert sweetness and flavor! It's a good thing that we usually don't keep any sweet baked goods in the house... Hungry now! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Malli says
Catherine these look truly dynamic....making me drool:) they are so moist and those coconut flakes look so attractive!
Walking on Sunshine... says
They look so good!
Reeni says
I just saw these on Tammy's Blog but I had to stop by and gaze at them again! So scrumptious! xoxo
Angie's Recipes says
o my..I am so crazy about those tart styled cookies. Simply irresistible!
The Café Sucré Farine says
This picture is certainly making me very hungry! These sound amazing - I love the combination of flavors!
Arianna says
Must be good!
Ciao.
Rita says
Really want to try these; really looks good.
Rita
Lola Lobato says
Catherine, What a beauty, they really look delicious!!!
I like the combination of coconut and the pineapple.
Tina says
These little cookie tarts do have some great ingredients, love the tropical flair of these. We both had Hawaii on the brain for this day. I have saved this recipe-delicious.
MaryMoh says
Wow...Catherine, you have so many mouth-watering food here! This one looks really good. Would be great for parties. I love desserts with coconut. It gives beautiful flavour. Would be so good with a cup of tea.
Magic of Spice says
These are fantastic...you guys make an amazing team!
Buttercup says
These look great. I'm a terrific fan of coconut and pineapple.
Jessica Stillwell says
I'm going to try making these for a party but have a couple of questions. Is there any portion of the recipe that you can make ahead? Have you tried them in mini-muffin tins?
Tammy says
Hi Jessica, Thank you for stopping by. Nothing in this recipe needs to be made ahead of head time. Of course though, if you want to prepare your dough the night before you can. You definitely can use mini-muffin tins. Of course though you won't need 1-inch dough balls...probably 1/2 inch or however much necessary to cover the bottom and sides of the tins. If you have any more questions, feel free to let me know. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! 🙂