Coconut Cookie Slices (danish Fedtebrod)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (125 g)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, for rolling out
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter (125 g)
• 8 tablespoons sweetened coconut (65 g)
• 1/2 cup sugar (65 g)
• 3/4 cup icing sugar (100 g)
• 2 tablespoons milk (i have read that egg instead of water gives a nicer glace, but have not tried this myself)
• sweetened coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 mix all ingredients until a dough consistency forms.
• 3 divide dough into 4 equal portions.
• 4 roll each portion into a 2.5 inch strip, about a 1/4 inch (or thinner) thick.
• 5 make icing; icing should be ready once cookies are removed from oven.
• 6 bake the strips at 400 degrees fahrenheit for approximately 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and while still warm brush with icing. if you wish you can also sprinkle with a bit of sweetened coconut on top of icing.
• 8 while still warm cut the strips diagonally into 1 inch strips (now you have 1 x 2.5 inch cookies). the cookies will seem really fragile while cutting but they harden as they cool.
• 9 place on cooling rack and let cool. (i let mine cool right on the baking sheet).