Coconut Tapioca Mini Cookies

Coconut Tapioca Mini Cookies

Few days ago I was diagnosed with gluten intolerance, and makes my life up side down. I feel like I have nothing to eat. Aside from being gluten intolerance my skin test and blood test shows that I also got watermelon and strawberry intolerance. Watermelon is one of my favorite I can eat it all day long, and now I have to avoid it. Life is full of surprises. 

I got home that day so broken hearted, and sudden change of diet is really tough but I really needed to do it. So I spend hours and hours to research what are the gluten free foods. I came across with a tapioca starch. Oh by the way gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye. Imagine I am not able to enjoy my french toast in the morning, or my favorite treats. How sad your life can be? Until I discover these. Have you seen that photo above? Looks yummy right. These cookies have crumbly texture the same as meringue cookies, but when you chew they turn into a creamy coconutty that melts in your mouth!

Recipe inspired by Hot Thai Kitchen.

Ingredients:

1 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup white sugar

Pandan leaf

1 egg yolk

260g Tapioca starch 

Food coloring if desired

1. Combine coconut milk, sugar and pandan leaf in a pot and simmer for 25 minutes, stir occasionally, until thick and syrupy consistency.

2. Remove the pandan leaf and let it cool until its lukewarm and then stir the egg yolk.

3. In a large bowl combine tapioca powder with the coconut syrup. Using your hand knead the dough until smooth. If you feel the dough is dry add a little water at a time. 

4. If you want to put color divide the dough into portions and knead in food coloring until smooth. Let the dough rest for 30 mins, cover it with cling wrap so it wont dry out. 

Meanwhile preheat your oven to 160 C 

5. Form the cookies into a small ball place them in a cookie sheets like with parchment paper. Baked it for 20-25 minutes or utnil the bottom part of the cookie is slightly browned. 

Enjoy!

Once cooled down package then in an airtight container.

These can also be a perfect edible Christmas present.