Crisp Coconut Cookies with Cloves and Cardamom
The next best thing to being on vacation this week is baking on a Sunday morning. These perfect, fragrant and crisp Coconut Cookies are living proof. These coconut cookies are really made with pantry staples. They are delicate, crisp and fragrant and make the house smell of warmth and comfort.
My Coconut Cookies Story
As I child in India, I enjoyed something called Nice biscuits. I had no idea that these were a real thing as in a biscuit with a history. Well, my cookies do bring back those childhood memories, but are actually very different. These are made with whole wheat flour and have the right notes of spice in them.
As the weather moves on to getting just a little cooler, these cookies that I adapted using this recipe, are everything you are looking for.
These Coconut Cookies are,
- foolproof.
- have just the right amount of sweetness to enjoy with a good cup of tea.
- ridiculously easy
- made with mostly pantry staples
Speaking of pantry staples, week one of the pantry clearing is going pretty well. This week I stuck to my list (well, as much as I am capable of doing). I also for the most part am sticking to my cooking plan.
I discovered three things in this process
- shopping with a list saves you time and money.
- I am t00 ambitious when doing meal planning
- Meal planning does end up with a balanced number of dishes for the week.
As of now, the refrigerator is looking pretty good. Let me see how far into the week, yesterday’s four hours of cooking prep takes us. The goal as always is to get some weekday down time. Look I even managed to make time for class prep and baking. As for these addictive cookies, they are going down pretty fast. Even the supposedly healthy husband scarfed down two. The first two were enjoyed by the kids, still just a little soft and still warm. Here is wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead.
Other cookies from my site include these Walnut Shortbread Cookies and Rustic Spice and Molases Cookies.
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A spice scented crisp coconut cookie that is very addictive.
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened (2 sticks)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 and 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 1 and 1/2 cups of desiccated shredded coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (seeds from about 8 green cardamoms)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup milk (any kind works)
Instructions
- Place the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat until soft and well mixed.
- In a separate mixing bowl mix in the flour, semolina, coconut, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, baking powder and baking soda.
- Gradually mix into the butter mixture, adding milk as needed to allow the mixture to bind.
- Tear 3 pieces of wax paper (to roll the cookie dough), divide into 3 parts and shape into logs. Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 to 2 hours up to 3 days. Note, this mixture freezes well,
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees, grease a large baking sheet.
- Cut the logs into 1/3 inch circles and place about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes, until the cookies turn a rich toffee colored shade.
- Turn off the oven, remove the baking sheet. Allow the cookies to cool for 30 minutes and then remove to enjoy warm or cool completely. The cookies will be soft when removed from the oven, they turn firm later.
Ilfring
I made these, and they were good. A crisped/ caramelized coconut cookie.
I did end up putting closer to 1Cup of brown sugar in, and I used 2C. unbleached super-finely ground flour instead of whole wheat and semolina, as it was all that I had on hand. I also used shredded coconut. These were a hit with my family.
rinkub@aol.com
I am glad you made them and that they worked out for you. Recipes are meant to be adaptable.
Sandy
These are delicious! Going to to my Favorites file❤️.