Coconut Cookies were on my to try list,also I had half the pack of desiccated coconut waiting to be used up so tried coconut cookies with it.These cookies were absolutely delicious with a crunch in every bite and the coconut flavour was just out of the world.Last year I tried another coconut cookies recipe but it turned out so hard even to bite into so this time I just altered my whole wheat cookies recipe and voila this recipe is a great hit! I am experimenting cane sugar in a lot of baking these days...The taste of these cookies reminded me the thenga mittai which I had during my childhood days...I dont know how many can relate to it, the light brown candy with a transparent wraper and white print on it, I just love it.
As I've worked hard since September for all the festive shoots ;) , I am leisurely taking a break from clicking so the posts are coming from the drafts that I had clicked earlier.I have a handful of baking recipes so this is the right time to post cakes and cookies as Christmas is nearing...May be few weeks later will start clicking,will come back with a fresh set of styling and pictures hopefully :)
As I've worked hard since September for all the festive shoots ;) , I am leisurely taking a break from clicking so the posts are coming from the drafts that I had clicked earlier.I have a handful of baking recipes so this is the right time to post cakes and cookies as Christmas is nearing...May be few weeks later will start clicking,will come back with a fresh set of styling and pictures hopefully :)
Whole Wheat Coconut Cookies Recipe
Preparation Time:15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Makes:12 medium sized cookies
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Wheat Flour - 1 cup
Cane Sugar - 1/2 cup
Dessicated Coconut - 1/4 cup heaped + 1 tbsp
Unsalted chilled butter - 1/4 cup
Vanilla Essence - 1/4 tsp(optional)
Milk(Boiled and cooled) - 2 to 3 tbsp
Method:
- Measure and take butter,melt it and take it in a mixing bowl,now add cane sugar to it and whisk it.
- Add vanilla essence,mix it once.Now in a seperate bowl take wheat flour and dessicated coconut.
- Whisk it for even mixing,now add this flour-coconut mixture to the mixing bowl.Mix it well with your finger tips it will be crumbly.
- Now add milk just enough to gather together to a dough.Do not knead,just gather to form a dough.Now use your measuring spoon or any small scooper to scoop the dough.This is for getting even sized cookies.
- Roll it and slightly flatten with your palms.Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10mins.Meanwhile you shape all the cookies,Place them on a baking tray with butter paper lined.Sprinkle remaining coconut over the cookies.
- The cookies are moist so the coconut gets stuck to the cookies easily.Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 mins or until the edges start to brown.Keep an eye after 12 mins itself.Carefully remove them from butter paper then cool in wirerack.
My Notes:
- You can add full maida or use half and half of maida and wheat flour.
- Do not overbake, the biscuits will become hard.
- Also if you underbake the cookies will turn out very chewy.
- Refrigerating the dough for a while avoids spreading of cookies while getting baked.But mine was fine as it didn't spread much.
- I got around 12 medium sized cookies.
- You can skip vanilla essence too to enjoy the full flavour of coconut, I added vanilla essence just for mittus sake.
- If the dough is too sticky then grease the butter paper.I did not grease as there was no need.
- The baking timing depends on the cookie size and thickness.If you are making a slighter thicker cookie then it might take atleast 20mins to get baked fully, so adjust the timing accordingly.Mine got done in 15mins.
- You can replace cane sugar with powdered white sugar too.If you are using powdered sugar I can recommend adding 1/3 cup for mild sweetness but if you prefer your cookies to be sweet
