Paradise Cookie

Weekends often mean extra time for cooking and baking! Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s chefs will cure your weekend sweet tooth with their recipe for Paradise Cookies. This sweet and citrusy cookie makes a great desert after a springtime BBQ. If you don’t feel like baking at home, stop by the Grizzly Grill and enjoy one of our many homemade dessert offerings.

Paradise Cookie

Ingredients:

2 Cups Butter

3 Cups Sugar

1 Cup Orange Juice

Juice from 1 Lemon

3 eggs

7 Cups Flour

3 Cups Coconut

1/2 tsp Salt

1 Tblsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

Zest of 1 Orange

Zest of 1 Lemon

Directions:

*Cream Butter and Sugar.  Add Orange Juice, Lemon Juice, eggs, and zests of orange and lemon.  Blend Well.

*Add in Coconut

*Mix in separate bowl all dry ingredients and then add to wet mixture.  Mix well.

*Make into Balls and then roll in shredded coconut.  

*Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 Minutes.