indian coconut chews
categories: Cookies | International 

Prepared: 2008-12-08

ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line several baking sheets with aluminum foil and lightly butter the foil.
• In a medium-size bowl, stir the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat the eggs and sugar for 4 to 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens and is light in color.
• Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Using a rubber spatula, stir in the flour mixture, then fold in the coconut.
• Drop the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls (each cookie should contain about 2 tablespoons of dough) onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between the cookies.
• One sheet at a time, bake cookies for 10 to 15 minutes or until the edges are just starting to brown.
• Place the baking sheet on a wire rack and cool for about 10 minutes.
• Using a metal spatula, transfer the cookies to the wire rack and cool completely.
• when cool, store the cookies in an airtight container.

makes 24 cookies