Preparation

• 1
  Sieve refined flour and baking powder together.
• 2
  Take soft butter in a bowl, add icing sugar and mix gently.
• 3
  Add vanilla essence and coconut to the butter, and mix again.
• 4
  Now add the butter mix to the flour and mix with your finger tips.
• 5
  Add milk and mix gently and make a dough.
• 6
  Roll to make a cylinder and make thin slices from the dough.
• 7
  Flatten the pieces a little with your hands and then with a fork, to get a nice pattern on the biscuits.
• 8
  Place in a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven on 150 degrees C or 302 degrees F for 25 minutes.
• 9
  Cool on a wire rack for an hour and your coconut cookies are ready to serve.