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| Coconut cornflakes cookies |
I toasted the coconut to get a more intense flavour. This is optional. I also used dark syrup. This is optional also. I like using syrup since it deepens the flavor and makes the cookies even more crispier. I find coconut, cornflakes and syrup to be a wonderful combination. If you don’t use syrup and find that the cookie dough is a little dry, add milk, a small amount at a time until you get the right consistency.
The recipe recommends butter. To make the cookies healthier, or should I say less unhealthier, I used half butter and half neutral oil. It worked perfect. If you are conscious about using too much butter, try substituting half oil and the difference will be hardly noticeable.
What I usually do is either scale down the recipe or freeze part of the dough and bake it another day. The problem is that if I bake all the cookies at once it will disappear in no time and I will feel really guilty afterwards. The good thing is that cookie dough freezes pretty well. I find that it does not really affect the flavor or quality.
Ingredients
200g butter, at room temperature
1 egg
1½ cups dessicated coconut
1½ cups sugar
1½ cups plain flour
1 cup crushed cornflakes
1 cup rolled oats
3 tablespoon (60ml) dark or golden syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add egg, vanilla essence and syrup and mix thoroughly
3. Mix together sifted flour, baking powder, rolled oats, coconut and cornflakes
4. Stir into creamed mixture. Add milk, a small amount at a time, if the dough is too dry
5. Place small balls on a baking tray and flatten slightly.
6. Bake at 180C for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown and delicious
Do you really mean 200g of butter? That is 14 Tbl. Wow.
ReplyDeleteHi there
DeleteYes, it is 200 grams. But its a lot of batter - 1½ cups each of coconut sugar and flour, and a cup each of corn flakes and oats. Makes a lot of cookies. Instead of 200g butter, you can use 100g butter and 100ml oil.
Ok. Thanks so much. I'm making them now. I wonder if I can freeze some of the batter and just bake a few at a time. Have you tried that with this reciped?
DeleteYes I have. I usually freeze cookie dough, it does not affect the result.
DeleteI've also baked cookies without defrosting the dough, straight from frozen, does not affect the result either.
BTW if you want another good coconut oat recipe, try this one. Highly recommended http://easilygoodeats.blogspot.com/2010/12/anzac-cookies.html
It is really really good, very simple to make.