Copha Vegetable Shortening
This classic ingredient is a well-know ingredient for many sweet treats such as the beloved chocolate crackle.
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Credit
Tami McAdam
Credit
Tami McAdam
Ingredients
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Cream together the Copha and sugar in the work bowl of a food processor
- Add the vanilla essence and egg; then gradually add the combined coconut, self raising flour and pinch of salt to the bowl
- Finally, pour in the milk, combining until a stiff dough is formed. Remove dough from the food processor and shape into walnut sized balls using wet hands
- Roll these cookie balls through the desiccated coconut. Place cookie balls onto lined baking trays
- Using your thumb, make a small indentation in each ball. Fill each indentation with a little of your favourite jam
- Bake cookies 12 - 15 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and cool on the tray 5 minutes before carefully placing on a cooling rack. Dust with icing sugar and serve
Tips & Hints:
- Use gluten free flour for gluten free cookies if desired
- Some flavour variation ideas:
- Make chocolate chip cookies by replacing coconut with chocolate chips
- For cherry nut cookies, replace jam with a glace cherry and replace coconut with chopped nuts for rolling
- For stained glass cookies, replace jam with solid lollies
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Cream together the Copha and sugar in the work bowl of a food processor
- Add the vanilla essence and egg; then gradually add the combined coconut, self raising flour and pinch of salt to the bowl
- Finally, pour in the milk, combining until a stiff dough is formed. Remove dough from the food processor and shape into walnut sized balls using wet hands
- Roll these cookie balls through the desiccated coconut. Place cookie balls onto lined baking trays
- Using your thumb, make a small indentation in each ball. Fill each indentation with a little of your favourite jam
- Bake cookies 12 - 15 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and cool on the tray 5 minutes before carefully placing on a cooling rack. Dust with icing sugar and serve
Tips & Hints:
- Use gluten free flour for gluten free cookies if desired
- Some flavour variation ideas:
- Make chocolate chip cookies by replacing coconut with chocolate chips
- For cherry nut cookies, replace jam with a glace cherry and replace coconut with chopped nuts for rolling
- For stained glass cookies, replace jam with solid lollies
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