Handy Hints:
- Biscuits should be stored in an airtight container once cool. Will keep for approximately one week.
Ingredients:
1 large egg, beaten
vanilla, to taste
2 tablespoons self-raising flour
2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
225g desiccated coconut
30 glacé cherries
30 small edible leaves from the garden (or artificial leaves)
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 180ºC (355ºF). Stir egg and vanilla together in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
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Roll mixture into 30 balls, and wrap each around a cherry, leaving the cherry exposed at the top. Line a tray with foil and butter thoroughly. Place biscuits on the foil, leaving room for hot air to circulate between them.
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Bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes without coloring.
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Cool on a wire rank. Place a small leaf in each of the cherries.
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Submitted by: Amy Mitchell
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