Cookbook:Coconut Biscuits

This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.

Ingredients

 * 1¼ cups (280 g/9.9 oz) caster sugar
 * 2 egg whites
 * 2½ cups (170 g) desiccated coconut

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 150 C.
 * 2) Whip the egg whites in a mixing bowl until soft peaks form.
 * 3) Add sugar gradually, whipping until stiff peaks form.
 * 4) Fold in the coconut until combined.
 * 5) Form the dough into pyramids. Cover each pyramid with baking parchment and place them on a baking tray.
 * 6) Bake for 15 minutes until they are colored light brown.
 * 7) Uncover the biscuits and leave them to cool.