🇱🇷 Liberian Cuisine

Liberian Shortbread

Coconut Shortbread Cookies

Prep Time 40 min

Servings 12

Difficulty Easy

Calories 232 kcal

Crumbly, buttery coconut shortbread cookies with a hint of nutmeg — a tea-time favourite inherited from colonial baking traditions and made distinctly Liberian.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1 Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla.
2 Mix flour, coconut, nutmeg, and salt. Add to wet mixture.
3 Mix to a firm dough. Chill 15 minutes.
4 Roll out and cut into shapes, or press into a pan and score.
5 Bake at 165C for 15-20 minutes until edges are golden.
6 Cool on wire rack. They firm up as they cool.

Did You Know?

Liberian shortbread is always paired with strong sweet tea — the combination of crumbly cookie and hot tea is a daily ritual for many Liberian elders.