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butter ball cookies
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Butterball Cookies

Butterball Cookies can be whipped up quite quickly using ingredients you’ll likely have on hand: butter, sugar, an egg, coconut and SR flour. 
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: butterball cookies
Servings: 18 biscuits
Calories: 117kcal

Ingredients

  • 115 grams butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup coconut
  • 1 ½ cups SR flour
  • little extra sugar and coconut (for rolling)

Instructions

  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add egg and beat well.
  • Add coconut and SR flour and combine well.
  • Roll into balls and then roll in the extra coconut and sugar mixture.
  • Place on a tray lined with baking paper.
  • Place into the freezer for 15 minutes.
  • Take from the freezer and place into pre-heated slow-moderate oven (I set my fan-forced oven to 155 degrees celsius).
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes.
  • Allow to cool. Sprinkle a little of the leftover sugar-coconut mixture on cookies once cooled, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg