Author Notes: This recipe is derived from traditional Marathi karanji recipe. —Rekha Deodhar
Makes: 30 cookies
Ingredients
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1 packet
Puff Pastry
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2
cups fresh grated coconut
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1
cup sugar
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2
teaspoons Vanilla
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3
drops different colors
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1/2
cup regular milk or almond milk for vegan version
Directions
- Follow the instructions on the Puff Pastry packet to thaw the pastry.
- Mix coconut, sugar, milk and vanilla in a pan and stir it on the medium heat for 5 minutes. Then cool it.
- Cut pastry in 3 pieces lengthwise and roll each piece to 3 “in width.
- Divide coconut mixture in 3 parts. Add yellow, green and red color to one part making 3 colored coconut mixture.
- Place red coconut mixture at the center of one puff pastry piece and make a roll. Repeat this with remaining yellow and green mixture. Then cut each into 10 pieces. Press on the cookie sheet facing coconut upwards.
- Bake the 30 coconut cookies for 10 minutes on non greased baking sheet.
Photo by Rekha Deodhar