Melting Moments Biscuits
Butter biscuits, rolled in coconut and baked with a cherry, for deliciously crisp and melt in the mouth treats.
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Wooden spoon
- 3 cm ice cream scoop
- 2 lined baking sheets
Ingredients
- 110 g butter
- 140 g flour self raising
- 85 g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 15 g dessicated coconut
- 14 glace cherries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190 C / 375 F / 170 FAN / Gas 5.
- Slice the cherries in half ready for decorating.
- Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream together with a wooden spoon until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
- Add in the egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat again.
- Stir in the flour until the mixture forms a soft dough.
- Use a scoop to make 28 portions about the size of a walnut.
- Roll them into a ball then dip each one in the coconut.
- Place them on lined baking sheets about 4-5 cm or 2 inches apart.
- Press a cherry half onto each biscuit.
- Bake for 15 minutes until golden.
- Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 5mgPotassium: 15mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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