BUTTERNUT BISCUITS

Biscuits (cookies) with butter and coconut

This recipe is from our local school's collection of "mother's favourite recipes". It's terrific.

Ingredients

(6 dozen)

2 Tbsp butter,
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
1 1/2 cups plain white flour
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup dessicated coconut
2 Tbsp golden syrup
1 Tbsp milk

Procedure

Mix all ingredients together well. Preheat oven to
Roll dough into small balls.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until brown.

Notes

Golden syrup is not available in North America; it is a caramelized sugar syrup. North Americans can substitute dark corn syrup or a mixture of molasses and water.

Rating

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 30 minutes.
Precision: measure the ingredients.

Contributor

 
Michael Gigante 
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne Vic., Australia 
seismo!munnari!cidam.oz!mg mg%cidam.oz@australia.csnet

Recipe last modified: 21 May 86

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