Cuisine Coconut Drops Recipe
Jamaican Recipes
December 7, 2020
Cuisine is a popular brand in Trinidad, try this coconut drops recipe by Massy TT.
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Ingredients
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| 2.5 cups Cuisine All Purpose Flour | |
| 2 cups freshly grated coconut | |
| 0.25tsp baking soda | |
| 0.5tsp baking powder | |
| 0.5 cup raisins / currants | |
| 0.5 cup brown sugar (1/2 to 1 cup adjust to preferences) | |
| 0.5 cup coconut milk / water | |
| 0.25 | |
| 0.5tsp cinnamon | |
| 0.5tsp nutmeg | |
| 0.5 coconut or vanilla essence | |
| 0.5 cup Cuisine Raisins (optional) | |
| 0.25 cup Cuisine Mixed Cherries (optional) |
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease pan or cookie sheets
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2.
Sift flour and add in all dry ingredients – baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut, raisins. Make sure it is well combined.
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3.
Add butter and cut in with hands or a fork and set aside. Using the cold butter will give it a crumbly texture.
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4.
Mix essence and milk together then make a small well in your dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients to it. Mix well (but not over mix) – the dough will be firm and tacky.
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5.
Add raisins and mixed cherries to batter
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6.
Using an ice cream scoop or 2 spoons, scoop out the mixture (about 2 inches in diameter or how big or small you’d like) unto the baking sheet and ensure they do not touch.
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7.
Add a maraschino cherry on top (optional)
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8.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown
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9.
At about 17 mins or so, take them out and glaze with a simple syrup of sugar and water (1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in warm water) and put back in oven for about 2 or 3 mins.
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10.
When they’re out, sprinkle with sugar as a final step (optional)
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