These coconut cookies are very crispy and buttery with a mild coconut flavor.
CourseCookies
CuisineAmerican
Servings
48numbers
Servings
48numbers
Ingredients
125gramsButtersoftened
110gramsCaster sugar
1numberEgg yolk
150gramsPlain flour
1/2cupDesiccated coconutunsweetened
1/2teaspoonBaking powder
1/2teaspoonVanilla extract
Glace cherriesto decorate
Salt1 pinch
Instructions
Preheat oven at 150 °C for 10 minutes.
Beat butter and caster sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract beat until combined.
Stir in sifted flour, baking powder, and salt mixture. Add desiccated coconut and mix well.
Roll level 1/2 tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place about 3 cm apart on baking paper-lined oven trays and flatten slightly. Top each with a small piece of glace cherry.
Bake about 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
Stand cookies on trays for 5 minutes before lifting onto a wire rack to cool.
Store in an airtight container.
Desiccated coconut is the dried, finely shredded flesh of the coconut.