Golden Goodie Cookies

Ingredients list for Golden Goodie Cookies

• ¾ cup Refined flour (maida)
• + 2 tablespoons Butter ¼ cup
• tablespoon Castor sugar (caster sugar) ½ cup + 1
• 1 Egg
• ½ teaspoon Vanilla essence
• a pinch Salt
• a pinch Baking powder
• ½ cup Desiccated coconut
• For topping Cherries halved

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180º C.
2. Cream together butter and castor sugar in a bowl till light.
3. Add egg and vanilla essence and mix well.
4. Add flour, salt, baking powder and desiccated coconut and fold in well.
5. Divide the mixture into twelve equal small portions and shape them into cookies. Place them on a baking tray and top with cherries.
6. Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for fifteen minutes. Remove from the oven and cool down to room temperature.
7. Serve or store in an airtight container.