Coconut cookies (whole wheat flour)

Cookies and tea are perfect buddies. These coconut cookies are crisp , bursting with sweet and nutty  flavor of coconut. Th recipe is quite easy , requires few staple ingredients available in pantry. 

Ingredients

Desi ghee                          125 gm
Sugar                                1/2 cup
Whole wheat flour         1 cup
Baking powder               1/2 tsp
Dessicated coconut         1/2 cup + 1/2 cup for covering the cookies
Vanilla  essence              1/2 tsp


Method

• Preheat the oven to 150° C.
• Desi ghee should be soft but not melted . Beat ghee until it turns white and fluffy .
• Add sugar , essence and beat it again for 2-3 minutes.
• Add flour, dessicated coconut and baking powder .
• Mix well and divide  into equal sized balls.
• Flatten these over the dessicated coconut to cover them completely.
• place the cookies on baking sheet and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes.