Romany Creams Recipe from South Africa

Ingredients

• Cookie
• 0.5 lb (227 g) butter , plus
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cup flour
• 1.5 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 2 oz (57 g) semisweet baking chocolate , melted
• 0.5 cup boiling water
• 1 tsp baking powder
• butter cream filling
• 1 lb (454 g) confectioners' sugar , divided
• 0.25 lb (113 g) butter , softened (not melted!)
• 0.13 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 tbsp milk