Coconut Baci (kisses) xx

I have made these gems a couple of times, and they are a great cookie if you're a big fan of coconut! which I am!! A lot of people don't like faux cherries, so I made a few decorated with almonds, but there weren't as pretty :)

Recipe from taste.co.nz:

Ingredients

150g butter, softened
½ cup caster sugar
¼ tsp almond essence
1 cup plain flour
½ cup cornflour
½ cup desiccated coconut, plus ¼ cup for sprinkling over cooked biscuits
¼ cup glacé cherries or blanched almonds

Method

Preheat oven to 170°C. Using an electric beater with the paddle attachment or a hand-held beater, cream the butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy, then blend in the almond essence.

Sift together flour and cornflour and add to the creamed mixture, together with the ½ cup desiccated coconut. Mix together to make a dough. If not completely bound together, use your hands to bind it into a dough.

Line a baking tray with baking paper. Use a piping bag and shaped nozzle to pipe biscuits onto tray or roll by hand into small balls, leaving space between each for spreading. Place half a glacé cherry or a whole blanched almond in the middle of each biscuit. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. After baking, sprinkle with remaining coconut