Whole Wheat Coconut Cookies

Coconut cookies and that too home made with whole wheat flour!! Doesn’t that sound interesting and delicious? It is quite crunchy and healthy too. Here is a simple yet tasty recipe….

Ingredients:

• Whole wheat flour 125 gm
• Butter 75 -80 gm
• Dessicated coconut 70-75 gm
• Cane sugar 3-4 tbsp or more
• Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
• Milk 1-2 tbsp optional
• 2-3 cherries for garnish

Method:

• Cream the butter and sugar till it is light and creamy.
• Add cardamom powder, whole wheat flour and the dessicated coconut (keep aside 1-2 tablespoon for coating) and bring it together. Add some milk if the mixture is too dry.
• Roll into balls and coat it with some coconut. Decorate each cookie with a cherry piece.
• Bake it in a preheated oven at 160 degree celsius for 18-20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool them on a wire rack.
• Store them in airtight containers.

Notes:

• Cane sugar can be replaced by normal sugar. You can even try it with jaggery syrup or jaggery powder. Coconut and jaggery is a wonderful combination.
• If you do not have dessicated coconut, use fresh grated coconut. You can even dry roast the grated coconut for 3-4 minutes.