I grew up with this shortbread on the biscuit barrel regularly.
Mum always baked it in a tin, marked with a knife into wedges and using fork prongs to make a decorative pattern. This quantity makes four wheels.
The boys like biscuits rather than wedges, go figure, so I now roll the dough by hand and then roll it in coconut.
You can freeze the unbaked dough, I roll it into a fat sausage, double wrap in cling film and label. To bake, allow to defrost, roll the entire sausage in coconut and then cut slices and bake as below.
Makes around 36-40 depending on size.
Ingredients
450g butter, at room temperature
225g caster sugar
450g plain flour
225g desiccated coconut, plus extra
225g cornflour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Centigrade.
Line three baking sheets with baking parchment.
Cream the butter and sugar.
Add the remaining ingredients and beat to form a dough.
Pour a little extra coconut into a bowl.
Take a small piece of dough, size of a ping pong ball.
Roll it into a ball, roll it in the coconut and then gently flatten with your hand, place on the prepared baking sheet.
Repeat until all the dough is used, pop the first two trays into the oven and bake for 20-25 mins., keep an eye on them!
Once they are golden brown, allow to cool for 5mins and then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely, store in an airtight container.
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coconut is my favorite ingredient. ;))
You will love these then Emilia! Enjoy! Ros
These look gorgeous, I love coconut so will have to give them a go….Mags
Thanks Mags, it’s an old recipe but definitely a winner! Ros
Can’t wait to try this with gluten free flour! Looks yummy!
Hi TheUrbanSuburbanWoman, I’ve made these gluten free too using rice flour, glutinous or sweet rice flour and cornflour, they work beautifully! Ros
Hi! I have discovered an Indian sweet that is actually ‘shortbread’ made in a pan on a cooktop. I didn’t realise it was until if done it and voila! I’ll post it soon. 😎
Hi Sabineyoga, sounds good, I try not to have the oven on too much in summer but I still need baking for the lunch boxes, I look forward to reading this recipe! Ros
😄 Since there’s just the two of us I have to ration the baking and/or give it away – I’ll do these for you early next week. K*
Coconut and shortbread! – these would be very popular round here…
Maybe too popular Beck! I have 4 left in the box this morning! The boys and their friends are not dissimilar to a hungry plague of locusts around these! Ros
OMG These look delicious, This will be my end of month treat!! No nice things till the last day of November and these will be it , they look too nice, mouth is actually watering 🙂
Hi Clairewiththehair, they are well worth the wait! Enjoy! 🙂 Ros
YUM!
Thanks Rachel. 🙂 Ros
My hubby would love these! I’ll have to give them a try! My fave would be the cinnamon shortbread…so I guess we’ll each have our own! 🙂 they both look delicious!
Thanks so much Victoria! Sounds like you will need to make two batches! Enjoy! 🙂 Ros