Jawbreaker Cookies

Source: Dad with a Pan

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Servings: 16

Total time: 1 hour

INGREDIENTS

Dough:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbs butter, cubed
• 13 ½ fl oz coconut milk

Syrup:

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup water

Topping: 

• 1 Tbs sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

• In a mixing bowl, combine 1 ½ cups flour with the pinch of salt and 1 Tbs sugar.
• Add cubed butter and coconut milk, and mix together until it’s about the consistency of pizza dough. 
• Knead in the remaining flour until a firm dough forms. Let the dough rest in the fridge while you heat the oil for the next step.
• In a cast-iron skillet, heat about 1” oil to 350 degrees F.
• Roll the dough into small balls and mold the cookies by pressing and rolling each ball of dough down the back of a fork.
• Fry the cookies in batches for about 7 minutes, until golden brown. Let drain on paper towels.
• Once all the cookies are fried, bring the 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water to boil in a small saucepan, and boil for about 5 minutes, until it reduces to a simple syrup. 
• Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, toss the cookies with the simple syrup a few Tablespoons at a time, until evenly coated. 
• Combine the 1 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon and toss with the cookies to coat.
• Spread the cookies out on the wax paper and let sit for about 10 minutes. Then enjoy!