Coconut Oat Cookies (Egg Free)

alittlerayofsunshine's Note:

A cookie I made with the help of my trusty cookbook, "The Cookies Little Big Book", with my own changes. I loved it, and so did my parents (and that's saying something)! Hope you'll love it too :)

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 25

Yield: 25.0 cookies

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder (or baking soda)
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 cup rolled oat (old-fashioned)
• ½ cup butter , chopped
• 2⁄3; cup caster sugar (I used vanilla sugar)
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius Grease two baking trays with butter.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder (or baking soda) into a medium sized bowl. Stir in the coconut and oats.
3. Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup together over medium heat. Stir into the dry ingredients.
4. Using a wooden spoon, mix the ingredients together until well-blended.
5. Roll into 1/2 tbsp sized balls and place 1 cm away from each other on the baking tray. Flatten slightly with a fork.
6. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Leave to cool for about 5 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely.