Passover Coconut Cookies

Passover is always a time when we have lots of expected and unexpected company. This week I stopped over at a good friend’s house and was treated to the most delicious small cookies, flavored with cardamom. Naturally I asked for the recipe, it was simple and actually took minutes to prepare. But as anyone that bakes or cooks knows, if you don’t watch how the recipe is made and the cookies are shaped – the same home-style recipe made by two different people will not necessarily have the same result. Clearly, my cookies did not come out small. These cookies are sweet (I suppose you can reduce the sugar to 2/3 cups, or use a sugar substitute) one or two cookies with a good cup of tea or coffee is just delightful.

[Preparation time: 10 min + baking time ~40 minutes]

Servings: about 36 medium sized cookies

Ingredients:                                                 

·        2 cups ground coconut

·        1 cup sugar

·        2 eggs

·        ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom.

Preparation:

·        In a medium sized bowl mix the coconut, sugar, eggs and ground cardamom together with a large spoon.

coconut, sugar, eggs and cardamom

coconut, sugar, eggs and cardamom
thoroughly mixed

·       Pinch about two teaspoons worth from the mixture and make small balls, the mixture will be a bit crumbly, you might want to wet your fingers 

Mixture will be a bit crumbly

·      Shape them into little squares, press the center down with your thumb, the cookies tend to puff up.

Close up of hand-shaped cookies

Pan full of hand-shaped cookies

Pan full of Golden Brown Coconut Cookies

·        Bake at 160°C for about 30 minutes, turning the pans every so often.

·        Turn off the oven once the cookies start to brown

·        Let the cookies sit in the oven for another 10 minutes to completely dry out

·        Cool and store in a closed container      

To Serve:

Make fresh tea or coffee and enjoy!