Oatmeal Coconut Cookies  Ingredients:       225 g/8 oz Butter or Margarine    125 g/4 oz Soft light Brown Sugar       125 g/4 oz Caster Sugar    1 large Egg       1 tsp Vanilla Essence    225 g/8 oz  Plain Flour       1 tsp Baking Powder    1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda       125 g/4 oz Rolled Oats    75 g/3 oz Dessicated Coconut

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas Mark 4, 10 minutes before baking. Lightly oil a baking sheet. Cream together the butter or margarine and sugars until light and fluffy. Gradually stir in the egg and vanilla essence and beat until well blended. Sift together the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda in another bowl. Add to the butter and sugar mixture and beat together until smooth. Fold in the rolled oats and coconut with a metal spoon or rubber spatula. Roll heaped teaspoonsfuls of the mixture into balls and place on the baking sheet about 5 cm/2 inches apart and flatten each ball slightly with the heel of the hand. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes. until just golden. Remove from the oven and transfer the biscuits to wire rack to cool completely before serving.

Categories:  Biscuits

Estimated Serving:  40

Estimated preparation time:  0 min.

Estimated calories serving:  0

Language:  English

Shared by:  Nayland    2010/08/20