Monte Carlos
"Posting for Fairy Nuff to have a look at. These are a very popular biscuit (cookie) in Australia, and this tastes pretty much like the bought variety."
photo by KristinV
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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24 biscuits (cookies)
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
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Filling
- 60 g butter
- 3⁄4 cup icing sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons milk
directions
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add the egg and vanilla and beat well.
- Add sifted dry ingredients and coconut, mix well.
- 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.
- Bake in a moderate oven 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
- 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).
- Press the two halves gently together.
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Filling:
- Cream butter and sifted icing sugar until light and fluffy, add the vanilla, add the milk gradually, beating well.
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Reviews
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I tried Monte Carlos for the first time and loved them so I tried making them for a bake-off at work. This was the recipe I used and I won the bake-off, they were delicious! -
Delicious! I used shredded coconut because that's what I had on hand. I got 15 sandwiched biscuits from this recipe. I will add more icing sugar to the filling mixture next time to get a fluffier filling. I subbed vegan spread for the butter and Ogran 'No Egg' for the egg. -
These biccies taste far better than the bought variety. I am pleased to have found a recipe as I used to make them years ago and lost the recipe - this is the exact same recipe I lost. BEAUTIFUL BICCIES!!! -
Fantastic, tasted like butter cookies, delicious chewy crunch. I used dessicated coconut. I formed the cookie too big, and didn't change shape when baked. I made 29 cookies (14 sanwiched + 1 extra) i halved the frosting and turned out just enough for the 14 pairs.UPDATE: use a smaller scoop this time and flatten with a glass dipped in flour. Made 15 pairs of cookies -
these biscuits are as grand as monte carlo itself. they are actually very popular in SA as well, where they are even known by the same name. my mom has made this tons of times but i could never quite get a recipe from her as she is one of those intuitive bakers - but this recipe was quite the revelation (even a bit better than mom's, dareisay, but don't tell her!). i used dark brown sugar and sweetened coconut, and i got 24 delicious sandwich cookies (not nearly enough for voracious cookie-killers like DH and i, but i shall double the recipe next time). (updated 2/18/06 - made this several times already, it's failproof, we love it!)
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<p>This mutal love of food lead to a huge weight gain for both of us (both around 110kgs) so at the end of March 2010, I decided enough is enough and embarked on my own weight loss program. We've reduced fat intake and protein portions, upped fibre (so lots of fresh fish, veg, salads and a bit more fruit), reduced alcohol and stopped snacking (unless it's a piece of fruit or a pickled onion or cucumber). I have lost 33 kg (or around 72 lbs) to date (August 2011)and I've gone from an Aus size 24 (US 20) to my current 14/16 (US 10/12) I'd like to lose a futher 8 kgs, but one step at a time! Russ has lost 38 kg so is the lightest he's been since arriving in Australia 32 years ago! I get a shock these days when I do the laundry cos his clothes are so SMALL!!!</p>
<p>People often say they are amazed because losing weight is so hard but I'm amazed at how easy this is. And so much nicer than the alternative I was looking at-lap banding! I can go out and eat and drink as I wish, then come home and be sensible. It's certainly working for us! I can walk, get up and down off the floor or ground, and I now buy clothes because I like them, not just because they fit!). My blood pressure has gone from dangerous to perfect, my cholesterol and blood sugars are perfect and way back into normal now so it's been really good from a health aspect too.</p>
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<p>Russ and I still love our food-we wake up thinking about dinner and go to sleep remembering it. I especially like light, bright Asian food and if it has duck in it, that's an added bonus. We are keen fisher people and keep ourselves well supplied with fresh fish, squid, crabs and fresh yabbies (crawfish). <br /><br />In February 2006 we headed off on what was to be 3 years and two months travelling Australia. It was the most wonderful time of our lives but all things must end and in May 2009, we moved into a brand new villa unit. I realised then how much I had missed my own laundry room, kitchen and sofa (all things I took for granted until we travelled in our caravan). Since coming home, we've spent the winters travelling and fishing in the warm northerly parts of Australia and the summers in our gorgeous little home amongst friends and family. It's a wonderful life and I feel so very privilaged to be able to experience it!</p>
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