Coconut Cookies

These Coconut Cookies are thick and chewy and packed with sweet coconut! This cookie will be a favorite among coconut fans. 

Coconut Cookies

Do you happen to have sweetened coconut in your pantry? If so, and you just happen to love desserts with this ingredient, I have just the cookie recipe for you! These cookies are very easy to make, thick, chewy, and absolutely delicious. Filled with coconut goodness, they are a real treat! Use coconut extract if you can to really amplify the flavor of this star ingredient.

Ingredients:

• all-purpose flour
• sweetened coconut
• baking powder
• baking soda
• white sugar
• brown sugar
• vanilla extract
• egg
• unsalted butter

How to make Coconut Cookies from scratch?

• Start by whisking together the dry ingredients.
• Melt butter in a microwave until just barely melted and let it cool completely.
• Add both sugars to butter and whisk or mix with a mixer for 1 minute.
• Add egg and vanilla and whisk until just incorporated.

• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir everything with a wooden spoon.
• Cover the bowl with dough and chill for 30 minutes.
• Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Place on a baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven for 9 minutes.
• Cool and serve.

Tips for the best Coconut Cookies:

• the extract: if at all possible, use coconut extract to strengthen the coconut flavor
• coconut: I like to use sweetened because of the texture and because it is easier to find in the store
• butter: always use unsalted butter for baking to control the salt amount
• melting butter: place it in a microwave-safe bowl and melt for 15 seconds, stir and melt for 10 seconds; it should be almost melted (a few solid pieces visible); stir it until smooth and let it sit on the counter until it is completely cooled to the touch;
• chilling the dough: chill it for thicker cookies or bake right away for flatter cookies with a crispy edge;

More cookies recipes:

• Perfect Sugar Cookies
• Chewy Snickerdoodles
• Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
• Classic Snowball Cookies
• Cream Cheese Cookies

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Coconut Cookies

Author: Anna

These Coconut Cookies are thick and chewy and packed with sweet coconut! This cookie will be a favorite among coconut fans. 

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 9 mins

chilling the dough 30 mins

Total Time 54 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 cookies

Calories 229 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 ½ cups sweetened coconut
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter
• ▢ ½ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 large egg

Instructions

 

• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and coconut. Set aside.
• Place butter in a heat-proof bowl. Microwave for 15 seconds, stir gently, then microwave for 10 more seconds. It should be almost melted. Stir it until smooth and let it cool completely.
• Add both sugars to butter and whisk or mix with a mixer for 1 minute. It will thicken as you whisk it.
• Add egg and vanilla and whisk until just incorporated.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir everything with a wooden spoon.
• Cover the bowl with dough and chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
• Line large baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Place on a baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven for 9 minutes.
• Cool cookies on a rack, then serve.

Notes

• To strengthen the coconut flavor, use coconut extract.
• Chill the dough for thicker cookies or bake right away for flatter cookies with a crispy edge.
• Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.

Nutrition

Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg

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