Quantity: 20 medium size
Ingredients
150g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
110g butter
110g soft brown sugar
100g caster sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
100g desiccated coconut
(Add 125g white chocolate chunks if you want)
Method
Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Combine the flour, bicarb and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar and caster sugar until smooth.
Beat in the egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Gradually blend in the flour mixture, then mix in the coconut.
Drop dough by dessertspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking tray. Cookies should be about 7cm apart.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted. Cool on wire racks.