Romany Creams Recipe from South Africa

Ingredients

• Cookie
• 1/2 lb (227 g) butter, plus
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
• 2 oz (57 g) semisweet baking chocolate, melted
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 tsp baking powder
• butter cream filling
• 1 lb (454 g) confectioners' sugar, divided
• 1/4 lb (113 g) butter, softened (not melted!)
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 tbsp milk