Guyanese Coconut Buns

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350f/180°c.
• 2 in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. add butter, and cut in using a pastry blender or a fork until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 3 in a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
• 4 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet ingredients. add coconut, and mix just enough to blend.
• 5 drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2-3 inches apart as they really spread.
• 6 bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. keep an eye on these as they will burn if left in too long.
• 7 transfer to a cooking rack immediately or else they will stick to the pan.
• 8 cookies are soft with crunch edges at first but get completely crunchy upon cooling.