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Butternut Cookies

The lovely BUTTER and cocoNUT flavours that give Butternut Snap Cookies their name are unmistakable in this homemade version.
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Step aside Arnott’s. This is Nana Ling’s Butternut Cookies recipe from 1942 – and it’s marked with an X.

Nana Ling marked a small number of her recipes with an X, double X or triple X.

My guess is it’s her very own rating system, a little like Michelin stars, where one star means very good, two stars equals excellent and three stars is reserved for the exceptional.

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Star Quality: Nana Ling’s Butternut Biscuits

I tend to agree with Nana Ling that this Butternut Cookies recipe does have star quality.

These biscuits are a little softer and chewier than the mass-produced version you can find at the supermarket, Arnott’s Butternut Snap Cookies.

But the lovely BUTTER and cocoNUT flavours that give Butternut Snap Cookies their name are unmistakable in this homemade version and make them irresistible.

You’ve been warned!

This Butternut Cookies recipe delivers a wholesome cookie that will remind you of years gone by.

Bake up a batch and enjoy one over a cuppa and a good book.

Bliss.

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Nana Ling’s Butternut Cookies recipe

Keep scrolling for the tested and tweaked version in the recipe card at the end of this post.

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butternut cookies

Butternut Cookies

The lovely BUTTER and cocoNUT flavours that give Butternut Snap Cookies their name are unmistakable in this homemade version.
5 from 10 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: butternut cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 59kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
  • 1 1/2 cups plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 2 tablespoons treacle
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add beaten egg, treacle and vanilla essence and mix well.
  • Add milk and sift in all of the dry ingredients except the coconut. Mix well.
  • Now add the coconut and mix again.
  • Form into small balls and place on a well greased baking tray. Flatten slightly with the top of your fingers if you prefer a flatter cookie.
  • Bake for 10 minutes in a moderately hot oven.
  • Allow to cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
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Jaspa

Tuesday 3rd of August 2021

What do you mean by 1 cup of coconut can you please be more clear on what you mean by it. Coconut: Oil Flower Sugar Milk Flacks shredded or diced. Any other type I've mist out. Which one?.

Libby

Tuesday 3rd of August 2021

Hi! It's 1 cup of desiccated coconut. Thanks - I've also updated the recipe.

Belinda Fisher

Saturday 8th of February 2020

Hi. I'm wondering if I could substitute golden syrup for the treacle in this delicious recipe please ?

Libby

Saturday 8th of February 2020

Hi Belinda. I understand you can substitute the same amount of golden syrup for the treacle, however the flavour might be a little different. Let me know how you go! Happy cooking!

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