Tuesdays with Dorie DC: Coconut Patties

June 1, 2021 at 8:25 pm | Posted in cookies & bars, DC, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 4 Comments
Tags: baking, cookies

Boy, when TWD Tuesday is the first day of the month, you can really be caught off guard. I would have shown up empty-handed to today’s cookie party had I not actually made these Coconut Patties for a “before times” gym get-together a couple of years ago. Also, this picture is an embarrassment…I think my photos have improved slightly. These patties are a twice-cooked coconut macaroon flavored with lime. The first cooking step takes place on the stovetop, as the sugar-egg white-coconut mixture is heated in a pot. Then after a nice four-hour chill, the pattie rounds are formed and baked. The fact that the mixture is precooked and baked cold, keeps the patties chewy inside…the baking really just dries the outside to make a nice crust.

I remember getting several compliments on these. They’re gluten-free, so they’re a good treat to bring somewhere if you don’t know the whole crowd. Dorie gives a rose-flavored variation of these as well, and I’m sure it’s not too hard to come up with some others, too (something Almond Joy-esq would be tops on my list).

For the recipe, see Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!

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I think the photo is just fine! And yes. these were lovely. A great idea to bring to somewhere you don’t know everyone’s dietary requirements. And yes to an Almond Joy-esque iteration!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— June 2, 2021 #

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Looks lovely!

Comment by Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen— June 2, 2021 #

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Aaah, thanks for the heads up about the 4 hour chill. They look good to me.

Comment by Cakelaw— June 5, 2021 #

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Almond flavor would be wonderful and my husband would love it. I seem to be caught off guard all the days lately. Your patties look perfect.

Comment by Diane Zwang— June 13, 2021 #

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