Coconut Cookie Slices (Danish Fedtebrod) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour (125 g)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour, for rolling out
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter (125 g)
8 tablespoons sweetened coconut (65 g)
1/2 cup sugar (65 g)
Icing
3/4 cup icing sugar (100 g)
2 tablespoons milk (I have read that egg white instead of water gives a nicer glace, but have not tried this myself)
sweetened coconut (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix all ingredients until a dough consistency forms.
Divide dough into 4 equal portions.
Roll each portion into a 2.5 inch strip, about a 1/4 inch (or thinner) thick.
Make icing; icing should be ready once cookies are removed from oven.
Bake the strips at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and WHILE STILL WARM brush with icing. If you wish you can also sprinkle with a bit of sweetened coconut on top of icing.
WHILE STILL WARM cut the strips diagonally into 1 inch strips (now you have 1 x 2.5 inch cookies). The cookies will seem really fragile while cutting but they harden as they cool.
Place on cooling rack and let cool. (I let mine cool right on the baking sheet).