Step 1

set oven to 350F

Step 2

To make the cookies, cream the butter and then beat in the extract, sugar, flour and cornstarch until everything is blended. Blend in the coconut.

Step 3

Form the dough into a ball or a disk and wrap with plastic. Refrigerate for an hour.

Step 4

Use a small 1" cookie scoop to form balls of dough and place then on an ungreased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart. Bake for 14 minutes, or until the cookies are just starting to get a little brown around the bottom edge. Remove from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Then gently transfer to a cooling rack. the cookies are delicate, so go easy on them.

Step 5

When the cookies are completely cool, dab a little bit of frosting on top of each one, and top with coconut.

Step 6

To make the frosting, cream the butter and then blend in the extract and the sugar, adding enough cream or milk to make a creamy spreadable frosting.