In our kitchens, sometimes cooking inspiration may help us to create the very easy recipes. Simple and delicious dishes are the results from these moments. An experience in that moment is a gift to make our menu to be longer with rich dishes that we can do again to serve. Easy recipes such as simple coconut cookies with pineapple jam may be listed in these cases.
There are different easy recipes to make coconut cookies. It takes you not so much time for preparing and baking these recipes. The way to shape the cookies is simple too. The time for baking is not so long. And the time for using is maybe some couple days to a week. The interesting thing is that the types as much as these easy recipes, give the products are loved and enjoyed fast not for keeping longer than couple days.
Beside the positive points related to making and baking from the coconut cookies are mentioned as above, there are the advantages from the coconut as a main ingredient in the recipes. Related to coconut, it is a good type of fruit contributed a lot to sweet and fat dishes. However it is also good for health by the good fat and rich in nutritive value. Beside the fresh fruit, the dry products from coconut are used widely today. Dry coconut is combined popularly in baking recipes in which there is simple coconut cookies.
Easy recipes like simple coconut cookies with pineapple jam may make you to think about the fat contained but they are not too fat at all. The cookies are soft, light sweet, fragrant and fat a little bit. The flavor is wonderful and it is in the balance by the adding pineapple jam.
Prepare and cooking time: 50-55 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
- 100 g of whole wheat flour
- 80 g of margarine
- 50 g of dried coconut
- 50 g of granulated sugar
- pineapple jams with small pieces
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
Directions
- Mix the flour and margarine together
- Add dried coconut, sugar, baking powder. Mix them well.
- Knead the dough for 10-15 minutes. Put it into the bowl, cover it with a towel or plastic wrap and wait for 10-15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven for 180-220 C degree. It depends on your oven.
- Take the dough out off the bowl. Divide the dough into small pieces in the size of your thumb size. Place them on the baking tray. Use a spoon to flatten the dough. And then put a pineapple jam on the dough.
- Bake the cookies for 15-18 minutes or until they turn to be light golden. Turn off the oven. Take the cookies out off and let them cool.
- Enjoy them or keep them in the plastic packet or a box for 3 days. Do not keep them for longer than a week because the coconut cookies have their good flavor in the short time only.
