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Coconut Cookies

Coconut Cookies are easy to make evening snack and kids will love it for sure. 
I got this recipe from a cookery show and made some modifications according to my taste..

Ingredients
  • Butter - 50 gms: (in room temperature)
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup (powdered)
  • Maida - 1/2 cup
  • Whole Wheat flour - 1/2 cu
  • Egg -  1 no:
  • Decicated Coconut -3/4 cup
  • Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
  • Mixed Fruit Jam - as required
  • Milk - 1-2 tbsp (optional)

Preparartion Method
  1. Separate egg white and yolk and keep aside.
  2. Pre-heat the oven in 180 degree F.
  3. Take maida and whole wheat flour in mixing bowl; add butter to the flour and mix well. While mixing rub with your fingers so that the flour turns like bread crumbs.
  4. Beat the egg yolk and add to the flour and knead well.
  5. Add 1/2 cup decicated coconut, sugar and vanilla essence and knead well.
  6. The cookie dough consistency should be that of chappathi dough. If required, add 1 or 2 tbsp of milk and knead well.
  7. Beat the egg white and keep aside.
  8. Take small lemon size portions from the dough and flatten with your palm.
  9. Dip each cookies in egg white and coat with decicated coconut.
  10. Press down the middle of each cookie with your thumb finger and fill 1/2tsp of jam in the middle.
  11. Arrange the cookies in a buttered baking tray and bake for 15-20 mins: (till the sides turn golden brown) at 180 degre F.
  12. Remove from oven and allow it to cool down.
  13. The delicious Coconut Cookie is ready... Enjoy..

Notes: 
  • You can use 1 cup of maida or 1 cup of wheat flour instead of 1/2 cup each of maida and wheat flour.
  • If you are pure vegetatrian, you can replace the egg with milk.
  • Instead of decicated coconut, you can use the greated coconut. Microwave grated coconut in high power for 2mins: and allow it to cool down complately before using.



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