I always have a lot of stories running in mind to narrate, when I begin writing. Memories are scanned through and I love to pick little details from what I remember. The depth of thoughts never comes otherwise. Its only when I sit down and free my mind of worries and my list of little incomplete tasks that keep bothering me every time, I can completely devote my thoughts and ideas to my work.
On a similar note, when I began to write about cookies, I could recall myself watching the “Cookie Monster” television series from Sesame Street, during my younger days. People who are with me can recall his two famous phrases, “Me want cookie.. Me eat cookie..”. His language and vocabulary seemed quite odd. Yet, he would have some beautiful phrases to say as well. My favorite one being, “Sometimes me think, “What is Friend?” and then me say, “Friend is someone to share the last cookie with.” I’m not sure if the series still runs even today. And I still wonder if there is the same kind of storyline as it used to be like earlier.
My choices were limited to very few television channels during those days (around 15 to 17 years back). Still, I loved watching my favorite shows as soon as summer vacations would commence. The early onset of monsoons during May was the season I enjoyed the most whilst I played around with books, friends and toys. :)
Time has taken me to a place where I can sit back and recall these little aspects and smile while my priorities and choices have changed drastically. I still laugh at myself for being very odd with my choices of shows I used watch. Today, I hardly watch the TV, which is a good thing. If I do, I would be switching between cookery and travel shows. (When the husband is not around of-course!)
These cookies were made really a long time back, when there were too many dried coconuts lying unused at the freezer.
Being an old hand at baking using wheat flour, just a little bit of assumptions worked just right for the recipe. I had my hands on good, firm, and mildly sweetened coconut cookies.
Eggless Whole Wheat Coconut Biscuits or Cookies
- These biscuits / cookies are best served with tea or coffee. I’ve made it taste mild and subtle. You can add more flavoring i.e. a bit of ginger or nutmeg.
Ingredients
- 2 cups – Whole Wheat Flour
- 2/3 of a cup – Powdered Sugar
- 2/3 of a cup (Melted) – Butter
- 1/2 cup – Dry Coconut
- 1.5 tsp – Elaichi Powder (Cardamom Powder)
- 1 tsp – Cooking Soda (Baking Soda)
- 1/4 tsp – Table Salt
Directions
- Whisk the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl till all the sugar melts. In the mean time pre heat your oven to 165 degree centigrade for 10 minutes.
- Add in the Wheat flour, Coconut, Cardamom Powder, Baking Soda, Salt and mix well using your hands. (You could use a good stand mixer as well.)
- You will get a crumbly mixture as follows (Pardon me on the red flash light in the picture.) But you can still form round shaped cookies as shown in the pictures. If you still cannot form cookies add 1 or 2 tablespoons of ghee / butter and a teaspoon of milk.
- Line a baking tray with parchment sheet and place the shaped cookies on the sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 165 degree centigrade or until they are crisp. (If you bake them for 10 minutes you would get chewy cookies, which tastes great as well).
- Place the cookies on a cooling rack and store in air tight containers.
I made these last night but unfortunately they don’t taste that great at all. I did not want crispy, so I baked them for 10 minutes to make chewy biscuits but they have a doughy consistency and I don’t think 2/3 cup of sugar is enough for such a large batch of cookies.
I’m sorry for that. You must retry doing it. Try baking for 5 more minutes as all ovens are different from each other.
Thanks pratiba for this site and all these lovely recipes. I browse net or tv a lot , and all of them are for either food or travel sites. I also watch Nigella, but only for her great set and the beautiful kitchen she got. Her ingredients , i can’t afford. 3kg of white chocalate, 5kg of dart chocalate and all the fancy liquers, which i can’t even pronounce. But still me and my daughter still watch her shows a lot. Its interesting ,just to watch her, and i dream ,if i can have a kitchen like her’s. Anyways , i found your site ,while browsing for cakes with atta. and voila, your site. Such simple and healthy recipes, which tastes yum, are hard to get. Thanks dear, for this site. And love your talks, details, photos. You look familiar, as i am also, no frills, simple and yet adventurous , and nature loving person. umwaahhhhhhhhhhh for the recipes dear. my kids loved your chocolate cake in a mug, which i made. I am going to try many more. so happy happy for these tasty ,healthy recipes.all the best for you future endevours.
Thanks Mini,
Loved your detailed comment. I enjoy reading such comments and it makes me so happy and satisfied. I’m so glad that your kids love my recipes too. Thanks again Mini :)
Baked these cookies to enjoy with tea. came out awesome. Pl share other easy to make cookies or cake recipes.
thanks
I stumbled on your website looking for whole wheat baking and I found you bake using only whole wheat. Im so happy to see healthy recipes for cakes and cookies on your webite. But I felt the number of recipes in baking section are very less. If your can post more that would be great. I loved your photos. Really wonderful job. Coming to the recipe. Is it granulated or powdered sugar that we need to use? Awaiting your reply.
-Malathi Hegde
Malathi, thanks for your supportive words. I do have an interesting recipe in line w.r.t. whole wheat baking :) I’ve made the corrections. It is powdered sugar. Thanks for pointing it out.