Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup – all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup – Butter / margarine
• 1/3 cup – Brown sugar / granulated Sugar
• 1/2 cup – flakes Coconut
• 2 tbsp – light Corn syrup
• 1 tbsp – instant coffee powder
• 1/2 tsp – soda
• a pinch – salt
• 1 – Egg
• To decorate:
• whipped Cream (sweet)

Method:

1. Cream together butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
2. Gradually beat in corn syrup, egg and vanilla essence.
3. Sieve dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Mix well.
4. Add flaked coconut. Stir. Drop teaspoons full of the dough 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
5. Use a spatula to flatten each into a thin 2 inch circle.
6. Bake in moderate oven (375 degree F) for 6 minutes or until done. Cool for a minute and remove.
7. Shape quickly into cornucopias. (If the cookies are still sticky, return to oven for a few seconds).
8. Cool completely. When serving, fill with whipping cream.