I baked coconut cookies, aka Congolais with my 3year olds! Actually, I never thought they'd enjoy it so much. The previous day, I brought fresh coconuts for them to taste & they neither liked the coconut milk, nor the flesh. I know some of you would have LOVED to taste some of it, right? Ah Silly kids, they don't know what they're missing.
So, I tried another strategy for them to LIKE coconuts. After all, we live in a tropical island & they better start liking the local nuts! And they literally loved it. They asked for more, they practically lick their fingers. One of them decided to name them Biscuits boules de neige. Aren't they cute? Anyone of you out there who wants to have some fun baking with their kids should try this easy peasy recipe which won't go wasted. 15 3year old kids liked them, I don't see why yours won't!
Ingredients
- 200g dessicated coconut
- 45g flour
- 1pinch of salt
- 17cl sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Procedure
- Preheat your oven to 350deg F.
- In a large bowl, sift the flour and the salt. Add the dessicated coconut & mix them with a wooden spoon.
- Pour in the condensed milk & add the vanilla. Mix all the ingredients together.
- Prepare your baking sheet. Take a heaped tablespoon of the batter and shape them into balls. Place them on your baking sheet. Drizzle some more condensed milk lightly over the biscuits before baking them for about 15-20mins.
- Enjoy!