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Cookies from Armenia

Country of origin: Armenia . A sort of "roll your own biscuit".

Ingredients

200 gm	butter
200 gm	shortening
200 gm	Fair Trade shredded coconut
800 gm	rolled oats
400 gm	FAIRTRADE Raw Cane Sugar
800 gm	plain flour
10 ml	baking powder
5 ml	baking soda
200 ml	boiling water
FAIRTRADE	Sources Sugar Coconut Raisins Sultanas Coffee

Method

Let the boiled water cool until lukewarm.
Mix butter, shortening, coconut, oats, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt using your fingers until dough reaches the consistency of pie crust.
Add the lukewarm water and work into the dough.
Roll the dough into 2 cm balls, and flatten with a fork or press.
Place on a greased baking tray and bake at Gas Mark 6 for 10 minutes.

To serve

Serve with FAIRTRADE coffee.

Variation

Add a handful of FAIRTRADE raisins or FAIRTRADE sultanas to the dough.