Kiwi Tararua Biscuits For Tramping Trips! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
0.5 (200 g) can condensed milk
2 cups flour
2 cups rolled oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Preparation

Melt butter, sugar and condensed milk together in large pot.
Add flour, rolled oats, coconut and baking powder. MIx well.
Divide mixture in half.
Spread each half onto a greased tray - spread with a knife until it forms a 30cm x30cm square, keeping edges neat and straight.
Repeat with other half of mixture.
Cook at 150C/300F for 10-15 minutes till light to golden brown.
Cut each tray into 25 biscuits - 5 x 5.
To harden biscuits a little more return to oven which has been turned off - leave for another 5 - 10 minutes.
When completely cold, pack biscuits in plastic bags. Seal and label.