Lemon And Coconut Hearts - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
    1/3 cup sugar
    1 tsp coconut extract
    1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
    1/4 cup rice flour, sifted
    1/4 cup flaked coconut
    2 tsp grated lemon peel
    None None Powdered sugar, to dust
Preparation
    Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
    Beat butter, sugar and coconut extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Stir in remaining ingredients. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
    Roll dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper to 1/8 inch thickness. Refrigerate for 5 mins. Using a 2 1/2 inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 46 hearts and place on prepared pans.
    Bake for 10 mins. Cool in pans 2 mins. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar.

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