Recipe: Perfect Vickys 'Put The Lime In The Coconut' Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF

Vickys 'Put The Lime In The Coconut' Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF.

You can cook Vickys 'Put The Lime In The Coconut' Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vickys 'Put The Lime In The Coconut' Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF

1. Prepare 300 g of gluten-free / plain flour (2.5 cups).
2. Prepare 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum if using GF flour.
3. You need 100 g of granulated sugar.
4. Prepare 45 g of desiccated coconut (1/2 cup).
5. Prepare 2 tbsp of lime zest.
6. It's 1 tsp of rum extract (or vanilla).
7. You need 225 g of Stork block margarine, cubed (1 cup).
8. It's 4 tsp of coconut milk or as required.
9. You need of Glaze.
10. You need 250 g of icing sugar / powdered sugar (2 cups).
11. You need 1 tsp of lime zest.
12. It's 1 tbsp of lime juice.
13. Prepare 4 tbsp of coconut milk or as required.

Vickys 'Put The Lime In The Coconut' Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF step by step

1. Preheat oven to gas 3 / 190C / 325F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix the flour, sugar, desiccated coconut, lime zest and extract together in a bowl then add the cubed margarine.
3. Rub in the margarine and knead until the dough comes together, adding up to 4 tsp of coconut milk as required. The dough should be smooth and dry - not sticky.
4. Shape dough into a ball, then divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the dough portions to about 1/4-inch thick.
5. Using a 2 inch round cutter, cut out shapes from the dough. Place the cutouts 1 inch apart on the baking sheet. You should get roughly 24 rounds from each dough half.
6. Bake for 15 - 18 minutes, or just until the bottoms start to brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
7. Mix the glaze ingredients together using just enough coconut milk to form a thick paste and ice the cookies, sprinkling extra zest on top to decorate if you like.
8. They'll keep well in a lidded container for 3 or 4 days.