Dessicated Coconut Cookies

Dessicated Coconut Cookies (Pic by June Carvalho)

THESE pretty cookies are simple to mix and bake....try them out for yourself. Pack them along with a few other types of cookies, and you have your own beautiful gift assortment...

The proportions given in the recipe below yield 20 cookies.

What you need:

120 gm flour

60 gm castor sugar

120 gm butter

60 gm dessicated coconut

Glazed cherries to decorate

Cream the butter and sugar. Add sifted flour and the coconut. Knead lightly till smooth. Form walnut-sized balls and place a little apart from each other on greased trays. Top with cut cherries. Bake at 160 degrees C until light brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.