Lemon & Coconut Cookies
A perfect recipe for lemon flavour lovers. Each cookie is loaded with lemon zest and desiccated coconut. Gooey butter cookies with crispy edges. These cookies are an absolute lemon delight.
- Contains Dairy
- Contains Eggs
- Contains Nuts
Prepared with
Ingredients
- 5.25oz unsalted butter (melted)
- 2.8oz white sugar
- 4.2oz light brown sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 zest from lemon
- 8.05oz plain flour
- 4 tbsp desiccated coconut
- 4.2oz icing sugar
- 2tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
Step 1
Using the bowl of your Ninja Kitchen System and the dough blade, add the melted butter along with the white and light brown sugar, pulse for 10-15 seconds to combine the butter and the sugars.
Step 2
Next, add egg yolks, bicarbonate of soda, lemon zest, flour and desiccated coconut, and select mix for 30-60 seconds for form the cookie dough.
Step 3
Roll the cookie dough into even sized balls, place on a tray or plate and put the cookie dough in the fridge for approximately 2 hours.
Step 4
Set your Ninja Mini Flip oven to bake at 170C degrees (if you are using a regular oven, preheat the oven 10-15 minutes before).
Step 5
Place the cookies on a baking tray, lined with greaseproof paper, place the cookies on a tray with a good separation between each cookie.
Step 6
Bake for 12-13 minutes.
Step 7
Allow the cookies to cool, then prepare the lemon drizzle by mixing the icing sugar with the lemon juice. Drizzle over the cool down cookies, sprinkle with extra desiccated coconut.