Chewy Coconut Cookies (New favorite recipe)

 

i recently got this giant bag of shredded coconut to review. It's a little different than the bagged sweetened coconut i usually buy, and figured out it makes amazing cookies!!  

This coconut is raw, organic and unsweetened.  It's a little different than the sweetened bagged coconut i usually buy from the grocery store. It's a finer shred and slightly dry. While trying to figure out what to make with it, i decided to try baking it into cookies. They are currently our favorite cookie!! 

The recipe makes 3 dozen, and i usually do one dozen plain, one dozen chocolate chip and one dozen chocolate chip with mini M&Ms.  They are always a big hit!  The recipe is very easy and they come out perfect every time. 

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 

½ teaspoon baking soda 

¼ teaspoon salt

 ½ cup butter (room temperature)

½ cup packed brown sugar

 ½ cup white sugar 

1 egg 

½ teaspoon vanilla extract 

1 ⅓ cups flaked coconut 

*optional chocolate chips, mini-M&Ms, 

Directions

 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 

First, combine flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.  Next, beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.  Add egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in flour mixture, then stir in coconut until well combined. Add chocolate chips and/or m&ms if using.  Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets, about 3 inches apart. 

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.  Allow cookies to cool briefly on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Additional adds-in that we've tried include dried cranberries and walnuts. They cookies are chewy and delicious.  Enjoy! 

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