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Coconut Nests with Jam Centers bring together a soft crumb and a sweet centre that makes them hard to resist.
These Coconut Nests with Jam Centers are soft, buttery cookies rolled in coconut and finished with a sweet jam centre, perfect for easy baking days and homemade treats
Why you will love and enjoy these Coconut Nests with Jam Centers
- Quick to make with simple pantry ingredients
- Soft, buttery texture with a lightly crisp coconut coating
- Perfect little treat for tea, gifting, or snacking
Buttery nests with coconut and sweet jam centres.
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Coconut Nests with Jam Centers
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 depending on size 1x
- Category: Cake Cupcakes Cookies and Tarts
- Method: Easy baking
Description
Coconut Nests with Jam Centers are soft buttery cookies rolled in coconut and filled with sweet jam centres, perfect for tea time or simple baking days.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Self-Raising flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg, separated
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- About 3/4 cup desiccated coconut (for rolling)
- About 1/3 cup of the jam of choice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350⁰F (180⁰C).
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, beat together ½ cup softened butter and ¼ cup sugar until it’s light and a bit fluffy.
- Add the 1 egg yolk (keep the white aside) and mix well until smooth.
- Sift in 1½ cups Self-Raising flour and add a pinch of salt. Mix everything into a soft dough.
- Scoop small portions of dough and roll into little balls, about walnut-sized.
- Using your thumb or the back of a spoon, gently press a small indentation into the centre of each ball. Don’t press all the way through.
- Lightly whisk the reserved egg white and dip each dough ball into the egg white, then roll in the desiccated coconut until nicely coated.
- Place on the prepared tray, leaving a bit of space between each.
- Bake at 350⁰F (180⁰C) for about 15 minutes, or until the edges are just lightly golden. They shouldn’t brown too much.
- Let them cool on the tray for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- If the centres puff up while baking, just gently press them down again while still warm.
- Once cooled, spoon a little jam into each centre.
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Jennifer
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 97
- Sugar: 4.2 g
- Sodium: 105.7 mg
- Fat: 5.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.3 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 17.9 mg
Coconut Nests are soft, buttery cookies with a coconut coating and a sweet jammy centre. They’re easy to prepare and feel just right for a relaxed baking day.
Coconut Nests with Jam Centers offer a soft buttery texture with a lightly crisp coconut coating and a sweet jam centre that balances everything nicely. They’re quick to prepare, forgiving in shape, and bring a familiar homemade feel that makes them worth baking right away.
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A great little cookies with two of my favorites. I am happy to feature your Coconut Nests with Jam centers.
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Oh my these sound so good! I can virtually taste these.
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Thank you so much, Paula. I think you should make some and taste them at home
OMG! YUM!! I love coconut maccaroons and any other coconutty biscuits!
Agree with you on the coconut. Super delicious and these with the jam center are very special. Enjoy your coconut treats
Sounds like a great cookie and one that my family would love. Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks Judee, hope you do give it a try and that they will enjoy it.