Lime Coconut Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

185 g butter
1 teaspoon coconut essence
2 teaspoons grated lime rind
1/3 cup caster sugar
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1/4 cup rice flour
1/3 cup shredded coconut

Preparation

Beat butter, sugar, essence and rind in a medium bowl with electric mixer until smooth.
Stir in fours and coconut in two batches; knead lightly.
Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 4mm thick; cut into 6cm shapes, place 3cm apart on greased oven trays.
Bake in moderate oven 10 minutes or until firm.
Stand 3 minutes before lifting onto wire racks to cool.