I love Venetian cookies but they have become very expensive and smaller , so why not make our own with this simple recipe .

Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 25 minutes
Makes 24

Ingredients​

• 1 1/3 cups (200g) plain flour
• 1/4 (60g) caster sugar
• 1/2 cup (50g) desiccated coconut
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 150g cold salted butter, cubed
• 3 tsp vanilla paste
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup (45g) currants
• 1 cup pure icing sugar
• 2-3 tsp cold water

Method​

1. Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan forced. Line 2 x baking trays with baking paper.
2. Place flour, sugar, coconut and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. Add butter and 2 teaspoons of vanilla paste and process for 20-30 seconds or until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add egg and currant and pulse until mixture comes together. Form into 1 tablespoon sized balls, place on prepared trays and flatten slightly. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. For the icing, combine icing sugar, remaining vanilla paste and 2 teaspoons of water, mixing until smooth. Adding a little extra water if needed. Spread around ½ a teaspoon of icing over each biscuit and leave to set.

Notes
1. You can Substitute the currants with sultanas

2 The icing is great to use on other biscuits