Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups sugar
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup boiling water
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
Line baking pans with parchment and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl,combine flour, oats, sugar and coconut and set aside.
Over medium heat melt butter with syrup.
Boil water and dissolved soda in it.
Carefully add butter mix to the soda mix– Watch!
butter is hot and will bubble up.
Mix butter mixture with the dry ingredients, stir well to combine all ingredients.
Divide this dough into three and each third into 12: this way you will get even sized cookies.
Then make firm balls and place on prepared cookie sheets, pressing each ball down with the heel of hand.
Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes, until golden brown and firm but not hard.
Transfer to cooling racks.
Servings: 36
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 30 min.