I made a batch of those coconut kisses for which you posted the recipe the
other day. Are they supposed to be fairly crisp/crunchy or soft? Mine are
the former.
Graham

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> I made a batch of those coconut kisses for which you posted the recipe the
> other day. Are they supposed to be fairly crisp/crunchy or soft? Mine
are
> the former.
> Graham

They are suppose to be soft. The OP wanted recipes for soft or gooey cookies
and that one came to mind because it is especially easy. Did you like them?

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>> I made a batch of those coconut kisses for which you posted the recipe
>> the
>> other day. Are they supposed to be fairly crisp/crunchy or soft? Mine
> are
>> the former.
>> Graham
>
> They are suppose to be soft. The OP wanted recipes for soft or gooey
> cookies
> and that one came to mind because it is especially easy. Did you like
> them?
>
I like the taste but they are not soft and gooey. Perhaps it was my
interpretation of the measurements. I weighed both the coconut and the
condensed milk as oz rather than floz. Perhaps the latter quantity was a
bit low. I reckon I used just slightly more than a half can of the milk.
Graham

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> >> I made a batch of those coconut kisses for which you posted the recipe
> >> the
> >> other day. Are they supposed to be fairly crisp/crunchy or soft? Mine
> > are
> >> the former.
> >> Graham
> >
> > They are suppose to be soft. The OP wanted recipes for soft or gooey
> > cookies
> > and that one came to mind because it is especially easy. Did you like
> > them?
> >
> I like the taste but they are not soft and gooey. Perhaps it was my
> interpretation of the measurements. I weighed both the coconut and the
> condensed milk as oz rather than floz. Perhaps the latter quantity was a
> bit low. I reckon I used just slightly more than a half can of the milk.
> Graham

That's the problem. Sweetened condensed milk comes in 12 oz cans as I
recall, the same as in the recipe. You should have used the entire can, or
at least 90% of it. Sometimes it is good to hold out a little of the milk
and check the consistency. I generally end up using the entire can.

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>> >> I made a batch of those coconut kisses for which you posted the recipe
>> >> the
>> >> other day. Are they supposed to be fairly crisp/crunchy or soft?
>> >> Mine
>> > are
>> >> the former.
>> >> Graham
>> >
>> > They are suppose to be soft. The OP wanted recipes for soft or gooey
>> > cookies
>> > and that one came to mind because it is especially easy. Did you like
>> > them?
>> >
>> I like the taste but they are not soft and gooey. Perhaps it was my
>> interpretation of the measurements. I weighed both the coconut and the
>> condensed milk as oz rather than floz. Perhaps the latter quantity was a
>> bit low. I reckon I used just slightly more than a half can of the milk.
>> Graham
>
> That's the problem. Sweetened condensed milk comes in 12 oz cans as I
> recall, the same as in the recipe. You should have used the entire can,
> or
> at least 90% of it. Sometimes it is good to hold out a little of the milk
> and check the consistency. I generally end up using the entire can.
>
Thanks for confirming that! Mind you, using only half the can had its
benefits: I snacked on the rest!!:-) (One of life's pleasures).
I remember coconut pyramids from my childhood. You might like to try these.
Beat 2 egg whites until stiff. Fold in 5oz of caster sugar (fine, berry
sugar) and 5 oz coconut. Form into about 12 little pyramids and bake at
275F for about 3/4hour until very pale brown. (Pink or green coloring was
often added to the mix - shudder!).

Graham