Coconut Chewy Cookies

 Coconut  Chewy Cookies : Consider a cookie. Consider the lengthy, exhausting procedures required to prepare it, which may eventually discourage you from making it at home.But now not now because  here we got an easy and flavorful Coconut Cookies recipe . These delicious Coconut Cookies are also healthier because they contain whole wheat flour, jaggery, desiccated coconut, and some more easy ingredients. Besides the main ingredients, whole wheat flour, desiccated coconut and jaggery, these are also aromatic and earthy because of the hints of cardamom and ginger in them. The cookies are also chewy from the outside, soft from inner layer and sweet.


                                                        Coconut  Chewy Cookies 

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (120 grams) --whole wheat flour
  • ¼ teaspoon -- baking soda
  • 4 tablespoons --coconut oil
  • or 3 tablespoons --coconut oil
  • ¼ cup -- desiccated coconut
  • 1 tablespoon -- fine sooji/semolina
  • ½ teaspoon --cardamom powder
  • ¼ teaspoon -- dried ginger powder
  • ½ cup (85 grams) -- powdered or grated jaggery.
  • Water                    --As per requirement.

Directions:

  •  First, take whole wheat flour and ¼ teaspoon baking soda in a mixing bowl.
  •  With a spoon or spatula, mix well. And preheat oven to 180 degrees C/356 degrees F. The oven     should be preheated 15 minutes before baking.
  •  Add 4 tablespoons coconut oil. we can also add 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  •  Lightly mix the oil with the flour. Instead of coconut oil, we can also use 4 tablespoons butter or     ghee.
  •  Then, add ¼ cup desiccated coconut, 1 tablespoon fine sooji/semolina and ½ teaspoon cardamom     powder and ¼ teaspoon dried ginger powder (optional)
  •  Mix everything well with your fingertips.
  •  Add 2 to 3 tablespoons water. Add the water in parts and start mixing with the dough. Depending on the quality of the flour and the jaggery, you may add less or more water.
  • The mixture should be able to come together and hold easily. I added 3 tablespoons water. You can also use coconut milk instead of water.
  •  Just mix together with your hands and gather to a dough.
  •  Don’t knead, lightly mix and form into a dough ball.
  •  Grease a tray or pan well with 1 teaspoon coconut oil.
  •  Pinch small to medium sized balls from the dough and place on the greased tray.
  •  Press one cashew or almond on each cookie and slightly flatten them while pressing the cashews.. Don’t flatten too much. You can even skip the dry fruits and just flatten directly.
  •  Bake the cookies in the preheated oven at 180 degrees C/356 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or till the tops become light golden. The cashews on the top will also become faintly golden.
  • Since oven temperatures vary, it may take less or more time. So, keep a check. For convection ovens, use the preheating and baking temperature of 170 degrees C/338 degrees F.

  •                                                                    Procedure
  •  Once baked, after 2 to 3 minutes, remove them from the tray and keep on a wire rack for cooling. Use a flat spatula for removing the cookies from the tray.
  • some jaggery may melted and browned at the base of some cookies. Don’t worry. Just lift the cookies with a flat spatula.
  • When cooled to room temperature, store them in an air tight jar. Serve eggless Coconut Cookies during tea time.

Notes:

  • Desiccated coconut in this Coconut Cookies recipe can be replaced by fresh grated coconut. Roast/toast (don’t brown) to reduce moisture before using it in the recipe.
  • For the fats, you can use any other odorless and flavorless oil, butter or ghee (clarified butter) instead of coconut oil.
  • Instead of water, you can use coconut milk or any plant based milk in the cookie dough.
  • You can skip topping the cookies with cashews or even top with almonds or your choice of nuts.
  • To bake the cookies in a convection oven, preheat the oven at 170 degrees C/338 degrees F.
  • After baking, cool the cookies to room temperature and then store in an airtight container or jar.