Richbond Cookies

Richbond Cookies

Often called the "favorite of the masses," these are soft, melt-in-your-mouth cookies coated in apricot jam and coconut.

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs.

• 1 cup sugar.

• 1 cup oil.

• 125g soft butter.

• 8g baking powder.

• Flour (as much as the mixture takes—roughly 500-600g to keep it soft).

• For Decoration: Apricot jam (the liquid kind), 2 tbsp orange blossom water, and shredded coconut.

Instructions:

1. The Base: Cream the butter with sugar. Add eggs and oil, mixing until smooth.

2. The Dough: Gradually fold in the flour and baking powder until you have a soft, non-sticky dough.

3. Bake: Shape into very small balls (they will be sandwiched together). Bake until they are a very light golden color.

4. The Finish: Warm the jam with orange blossom water. Dip the warm cookies into the jam, let them soak for a minute, then stick two together and roll them generously in shredded coconut.

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