Ramin Ganeshram

Coconut Shortbread

Preparation info
  • Makes

    24

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad and Tobago
Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

  • About

This cookie combines the best of all worlds—the buttery, flaky texture of shortbread with the flavor of coconut. It’s ideal with tea or coffee.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1 cup

Method

  1. Sift together the flour and salt. Mix in the coconut.
  2. In another bowl, beat the butter and ½ cup of the sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the egg and mix well.
  3. Add the flour mixture and mix well to form a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
  4. Preheat the