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Biscoitinhos de coco, Brazilian coconut shortbread

Biscoitinhos de coco, Brazilian coconut shortbread

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Brazilian-style shortbread cookies: coconut cooked in milk, mixed with a custard made from egg yolks, butter, and sugar, cut into shapes, and sprinkled wi…

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Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Here is a simple and delicious recipe for coconut biscuits, perfect for those who enjoy exotic flavors. These biscuits are ideal for an afternoon snack or a treat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$3.73 $0.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

30 people
  • $0.25
  • $0.61
  • $0.70
  • $0.83
  • $0.19
  • $0.16
  • $0.56
  • $0.43

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the milk and coconut in a saucepan, let it sit for 10 minutes, then cook for 15 minutes. Set aside.
  2. For the batter, whisk together the egg yolks, butter, and oil until light and fluffy, then add the sugar. ≈ 4 min
  3. Besides the flour, incorporate the coconut and its milk. ≈ 4 min
  4. Gradually add the flour until a dough forms. ≈ 3 min
  5. Knead for 5 minutes, then roll out the dough on a floured surface.
  6. Cut out the shapes and place them on a sheet of parchment paper that has been lightly greased. ≈ 3 min
  7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C until golden brown, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

The bill

Biscoitinhos de coco, Brazilian coconut shortbread

  • 250 ml of milk$0.25
  • 1 cup of shredded coconut (80g)$0.61
  • 2 egg yolks$0.70
  • 6 tablespoons of butter (90 g)$0.83
  • 3 tablespoons of oil$0.19
  • 1 cup of sugar (200 g)$0.16
  • 2.5 cups of flour (350 g)$0.56
  • Sugar and cinnamon, mixed together, for sprinkling$0.43

Total$3.73

that's $0.12 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 250 ml of milk
  • 1 cup of shredded coconut (80g)
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 6 tablespoons of butter (90 g)
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 cup of sugar (200 g)
  • 2.5 cups of flour (350 g)
  • Sugar and cinnamon, mixed together, for sprinkling

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