Peruvian Cocadas

I'm sharing a recipe for one of my favorite cookies, cocadas. Need a tasty snack or dessert in a hurry? These delicious sweet coconut cookies are easy to make and incredibly tasty

📝 Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups fresh grated coconut (approx 250 g)
• 1 egg white (at room temperature)
• 1 can of condensed milk (360 ml)
• 1/4 cup sugar (45 g.)
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 100 ° C / 200 ° F. Prepare a baking sheet, covering it with wax paper.
2. 2In a mixing bowl, place the grated coconut, condensed milk and vanilla essence. Stir well with a fork, until the coconut is completely moistened with the condensed milk. Reserve.
3. 3Then, in an electric mixer, beat the egg white until stiff. When peaks form, add the sugar, and continue beating until the sugar is completely dissolved.
4. 4Remove the mixer, and into the same bowl where the white is on the verge of snow, add the coconut mixture with condensed milk. Stir for a couple of minutes until you get a smooth, frothy mixture.
5. 5Using a 1-scoop, place batter balls on the baking sheet. Cocadas are usually a little misshapen, and they flatten a bit during cooking, so don't worry.
6. 6Bake on low heat for an hour. When your cocadas are well browned, turn off the oven, and leave them there to rest for an hour until they cool.
7. 7Remove the tray from the oven, and carefully remove them. Store them in a clean, dry place at room temperature.