Ellen's Crispy Coconut Cookies

[faffa_70]

I converted this recipe for a customer (Hi Ellen when you get here!!) and it has become a firm favourite in my family  Being the mean mother that I am, I am in the process of trying to reduce the sugar content without affecting the biscuit - will report back 



Ellen's Crispy Coconut Biscuits

Ingredients

250 g Raw Sugar
125 g butter  softened
1 egg
360 g S R flour
90 g coconut
extra sugar

Procedure

Preheat oven to 150^o fan forced

Add sugar to bowl and mill on speed 9 for 3 seconds

Add butter to the sugar and cream for 2  minutes on speed 3,

Add in egg and mix for 5 seconds on speed 4

Add sifted flour and coconut, Mix on speed 6 for 10 seconds then on INTERVAL for 1 minute.

Lightly flour hands and take teaspoonfuls of mixture roll into balls, press flat between hands, dip top into extra sugar.

Cook in a 150° fan forced till nice and crispy (approx 20 min) and slightly golden

[cookie1]

These sound rather delicious.

[faffa_70]

lol THESE are what I left on the kitchen bench for the get together 

[Melly]

Excellent, I love these biscuits, very happy for the conversion