CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY AND BLOG ANNIVERSARY WITH COCONUT BUTTER COOKIES

Scrumptious butter coconut cookies made from desicated coconut, milk and butter.

Ingredients :Butter : 1 Cup, at room temperature
Milk : 1/4 Cup,
Desicated Coconut : 1 CupCastor Sugar : 2 CupsVanilla Essence : 1tbspEgg : 2Plain flour : 3 1/2 CupsBaking Powder : 2tsp
Salt : 1/2tsp

Method :

1. Preheat oven at 190˚C. Grease 2 baking sheets.

2. With an electric mixer, cream the butter until light. Add the sugar and vanilla and continue mixing until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, then the milk.

3. Sift the flour, salt and baking soda over the butter mixture and stir to blend. Stir in the desicated coconut. Refrigerate for 15minutes.

4. Roll tablespoonfull of the mixture into walnut sized balls. Shape them as you wish.

5.Brush each cookie with a little milk, and sprinkle with coconut.

6. Place 2in(5cm) apart on the prepared sheets and flatten slightly. Bake until golden, about 10minutes. transfer to a rack to cool.