Monte Carlos

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Ingredients

  • 185 g butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour
  • 3/4 cup plain flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut
  • raspberry jam or other jam
  • Filling
  • 60 g butter

Instructions

  1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add the egg and vanilla and beat well.
  2. Add sifted dry ingredients and coconut, mix well.
  3. Roll teaspoonfuls of mixture into balls, shape into ovals and place on lightly greased oven trays, rough up the surface with the back of a fork.
  4. Bake in a moderate oven 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  5. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
  6. Put a teaspoon of jam in the centre of half the bisuits (cookies) and a teaspoon of prepared filling in centre of other half of biscuits (cookies).
  7. Press the two halves gently together.
  8. Filling:
  9. Cream butter and sifted icing sugar until light and fluffy, add the vanilla, add the milk gradually, beating well.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

1045 kcal 52% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 8.7g 17% DV
Total Fat 43.8g 56% DV
Carbs 144.5g 53% DV
Fiber 4.3g 15% DV
Sugar 79.5g 100% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 253.3mg 11% DV
Potassium 753.3mg 16% DV
Cholesterol 141mg 47% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 63mcg 7% DV
Vitamin C 14.3mg 16% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 239.3mg 18% DV
Iron 5.4mg 30% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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