Coconut Biscuits

This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.

20 min

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups (280 g/9.9 oz) caster sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 2½ cups (170 g) desiccated coconut

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 150 C.
2. Whip the egg whites in a mixing bowl until soft peaks form.
3. Add sugar gradually, whipping until stiff peaks form.
4. Fold in the coconut until combined.
5. Form the dough into pyramids. Cover each pyramid with baking parchment and place them on a baking tray.
6. Bake for 15 minutes until they are colored light brown.
7. Uncover the biscuits and leave them to cool.

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Adapted from “Coconut Biscuits” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.