Coconut Cookies

My hubby has another badminton match tonight and guess who was nominated to provide some baked goodies? You guessed it, me again, not that I’m complaining because I love it. I was going to bake a Lemon Drizzle Cake but someone else is making a large cake already. So I decided to bake these Coconut Cookies which will no doubt put a smile on the men’s faces (don’t ask but you can imagine what the hubby said these resemble)! These moreish cookies are just delicious and have a macaroon taste and feel to them, with the coconut delivering a chewy consistency.

Coconut Cookies

Makes about 20

Ingredients
100g butter, softened
100g caster sugar

1 large egg

100g plain flour

¼ tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt

100g dessicated coconut
Glace cherries for decoration, cut in half

Pre-heat the oven to 180oC/fan 160oC/gas 4. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment paper.

In a mixer, cream the sugar and butter together until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and mix well. Then sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and add the coconut and mix well.

Roll out the dough into walnut size pieces and place on baking tray and flatten slightly. Place half a cherry on top of each biscuit and transfer to oven and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Then transfer to a wire rack to cool.