Experiment with Coconut Milk!

I love coconuts - especially when they're standing in a row. So, I thought - I like coconut peanut sauce... I like peanut butter cookies... hmm - let's try coconut peanut butter cookies! But, the flaked coconut or shredded coconut would not maintain the same awesomeness that is peanut butter cookies. I had an idea - Coconut milk! I could substitute coconut milk for some or all of the butter in the cookies, still get the fat - but I'd lose several calories per cookie and the cholesterol too, which for those of us watching our weight is fantastic.

Now, I knew coming into this that coconut milk ~= butter, but hey - I can run a baking experiment to see HOW right?

Conclusion, replaced 1/2 cup of butter with 1/2 cup of coconut milk + 1 Tbsp butter. Result tastes great, but they feel squishy like a sponge when you pick them up and they're like little cakes when you bite into them. Awesome, 'cause if those were switched they would have gone in the trash.

These are a tasty little experiment - and now we know, if you want little cakes to eat with your tea and biscuits you can swap out butter for coconut milk and have a tasty cake of your choice! I'm sure I'll try this again, 'cause the result was not a failure - just a learning experience.

Enjoy!