Coconut Cocadas

Cocadas are sweet coconut cookies - a South American variation on a coconut macaroon. Cocadas are typically molded into a dome shape, and vary from bite size to quite large.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients
1)Sweetened coconut flakes - 3 1/2 cups
2)Corn starch - 2 1/2 tbsp
3)Pinch of salt

Wet Ingredients
1)Condensed milk - 3 1/4 cup
2)Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
3)Almond extract - 1/2 tsp

Recipe

1)Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2)Mix in all the dry ingredients initially,then mix the wet ingredients to it nicely with a laddle.
3)In a tray spread some flour or keep parchement paper and place the mix in small scoops.
3)Bake for about 15-20 minutes.
4)Serve your yummy cocadas with icecream,fruit or dip cocadas into melted chocolate to coat the bottoms of the cookies, then return them to the baking sheet. Chill until chocolate is set or as a delicious dessert by itself.

Tips

1)Leave about 1/2 inch gaps between each scoops while placing in the tray before baking.
2)Once done take the Cocadas from the tray and leave it in another tray for 5 minutes to harden.
3)Do not substitute condensed milk for sugar,it will melt while baking.
4)Please keep a watch after 15 minutes to see if the Cocadas are done.
5)Almond extract is optional,but it gives a nice extra punch to the Cocadas.
6)You can use a spoon or spatula to scoop the mix,just dip in water lightly before doing this.It will not stick to the spoon.
7)Store Cocadas in air tight containers.

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