Simple and Delicious Coconut Cookies

East to make coconut cookies are lovely. This simple recipe is as good as it gets for ease of baking. Add a tablespoon of chocolate powder to make a chocolate coconut version too.

Makes 18; Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1/3 cup shredded coconut
• 1.3 cup caster sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
•  egg – yolk only and beaten

Preparation:

1. sift flour and mix with sugar and coconut in  a bowl.
2. Melt butter and add in dry ingredients with the beaten egg yolk.
3. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl to make a cookie dough.
4. Prepare a baking tray with a spread of greased baking paper.
5. Put a tablespoon of dough onto the paper and flatten with a spoon or fork. Repeat with all the dough.
6. Bake for between 19 and 15 minutes until they are medium brown.