How to Make Chocolate Chip Sapal Cookies (Small Business)

August 18, 2009 by BizMind
Filed under Food Processing, Food Products

The sapal or waste of the coconut meat after the milk is extracted cannot only be used as additive to feeds for livestocks but can also be used as one of the ingredients in food products like the sapal cookies for home consumption or for sale to those would like to start a small business.

Ingredients:
2/3 cup sifted all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup margarine
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 piece egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup toasted sapal

Procedure to make chocolate chip sapal cookies:
1. Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda. Set aside.

2. Cream shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth and well-blended. Blend in dry
ingredients, stir in chocolate chips and sepal.

2. Drop by teaspoonful, 2 inches apart, into greased baking sheets.

4. Bake in preheated oven at 350oF for 10 to 15 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.

This recipe will yield 3 dozen cookies.

Source: Philippine Coconut Authority Product Development Department