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Preheat oven to 175 C and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Mix butter, sugar and salt with an electric mixer until creamy, about 1 minute.
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Add the egg and beat well.
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Heat the coconut milk gently in a saucepan over medium heat or in the microwave.
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Add instant coffee and stir to dissolve.
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Stir the coconut-coffee mixture into the butter mixture.
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Sift together flour and baking powder and add to the batter, stirring just until the ingredients are incorporated.
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Fold in the flaked coconut.
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Drop heaping teaspoons of batter 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are pale golden brown.
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Transfer to wire racks to cool.
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Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature; cookies will keep up to two weeks.