Cookies “Coconut” compares favorably with the absence of flour in its composition. True, in some of the recipes it is still provided, but in small quantities. As the name implies, the main component of the treat is coconut (or rather, shavings). In addition to the availability of ingredients, cookies are good in that it takes very little time to prepare it. And if you show a little imagination, it will turn out tasty and beautiful.
Cookies "Coconut". Recipe with photo
As mentioned above, baking is prepared both with wheat flour and without its use. Some housewives replace it with starch, while others manage to do without it. Mandatory ingredients are chicken eggs, sugar and coconut. In addition, you can use nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts), chocolate or cocoa. In any case, tender, crumbly and incredibly fragrant Coconut cookies will come out. The calorie content of this dessert, despite the absence of any fat in the composition, will be quite high. After all, the main ingredient - coconut flakes - contains more than 400 kcal in 100 grams.
Basic recipe (no flour)
A glass of coconut flakes will need 150 g of granulated sugar and 3 chicken eggs. Before you start making cookies, you need to turn on the oven so that it warms up to 190 degrees. Then the eggs are beaten with sugar. Particularly zealous is not necessary, you can not even use a mixer, but do it with an ordinary whisk or fork.
Then coconut flakes are gradually poured into the mixture, kneading a soft dough. Small balls or cones are formed from it, spread them on a baking sheet (pre-place baking paper on it). Products are sent to the oven for about 20 minutes, making sure that the tops are not burnt. And now on your table flavored cookies "Coconut"! The recipe can be varied a little at your discretion. And it would be nice to decorate the dessert, for example, using colored shavings.
With starch
Sometimes in the process of forming balls from the dough there are problems - it sticks to your hands. There are several ways to resolve this issue. Someone lubricates his hands with water or vegetable oil. Others simply add a little starch to the mass (2 tablespoons per product from the previous recipe). True, the cookie itself turns out in this case a little tougher, in addition, it is not so friable, but this does not affect the taste.
Coconut cookies - recipe with flour
This option is for those who believe that the shape will not hold on eggs and nuts alone. Flour in the amount of 2 tablespoons is added at the very end, rather, for complacency. As practice shows, after 2-3 successful experiments, the housewives nevertheless refuse it. So, all the same 3 eggs are beaten with 100 grams of sugar, a glass of coconut flakes and 2 tablespoons of flour are added to the mixture.
Balls are formed from the dough so kneaded, baking them in a not very hot oven until tender. Since the Coconut cookie, the recipe of which contains flour, is less tender and free flowing, you can decorate it with nuts or chocolate glaze if you wish.
How to reduce calories
Even in the basic version (without flour and starch), baking is quite nutritious. 100 grams of the product contains 462 kcal. Moreover, their main share falls on coconut shavings (without which nothing will work out by definition). Therefore, a global reduction in calories in this case is simply out of the question. Those who adhere to the diet, it is not recommended to use cookies (or you should limit the portion to 1-2 pieces).
True, if instead of whole eggs only proteins are used, this will lead to a decrease in calorie content to 375 kcal per 100 g. Undoubtedly, it is very difficult to call this option diet, but at least some progress. Protein will need 1 more than whole eggs (or the rest of the ingredients should be taken 25% less). And you need to whip them more thoroughly, to stable peaks (as on meringues). It turns out also quite tasty and tender. You can bake with flour, and without it.
Decoration
If the Coconut Cookies (any recipe) is prepared for daily tea drinking, then the pastries can be served literally from the heat, from the heat, but you can also cool slightly. In the case when this dessert is planned to be used in a festive atmosphere, it is advisable to give it the appropriate look. There are several ways to do this. Firstly, multicolored coconut flakes will come to the aid of the housewives (put in the dough instead of white). Then, using any cream or even condensed milk, paired products of suitable shades are combined (pink half with green, yellow with blue, white with chocolate, etc.).
Another option is to decorate the tops of cookies with whole nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, cashews). True, this method allows a greater degree to affect the taste of the product, and not on its appearance. But it turns out quite well.
A great way to decorate Coconut cookies (it is better to take the recipe with flour or starch so that it does not fall apart) is to use melted chocolate. It is taken a little differently (dark, milky and white) - a gram of 50 each. Chocolate is broken and drowned in a microwave or in a water bath, and then carefully pour cookies ( sugar icing or culinary color markers based on it are also suitable). Having a little imagination and using a pastry syringe, you can draw flowers, ornament or strips of chocolate on the surface of the “coconut”.
Due to the simplicity of preparation and the availability of ingredients, such cookies can be a salvation in the event of a sudden arrival of guests. After all, eggs and sugar are in every home. The problem can only be coconut flakes. Be prudent, get a couple of packages, it will come in handy on the au pair. And no one will guess that this culinary masterpiece was cooked spontaneously, whipped up. Guests are more likely to think about their own luck. After all, an infrequently unexpected visit coincides with the preparation of such fragrant, delicate and delicious cookies.