Chewy Coconut Cookies
If you're a fan of coconut, you need to make these Chewy Coconut Cookies. This basic looking cookie made with easy pantry staples, makes a great holiday cookie. They are dense, chewy and bursting with coconut flavour.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 145kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f/180 degrees c. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a small bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, combine the butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Mix on high speed for about 3 minutes until well combined and smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla. Mix for about one minute until combined.
- Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon until just combined. Don't over mix, you just want to combine it until it's incorporated. It will take less than a minute.
- Add the coconut and stir.
- Drop the cookie dough by tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheet. Make sure they are 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 - 11 minutes until they are slightly under baked.
- Remove pan from oven and drop the baking pan onto the counter so the cookies will compact a little. Then, immediately place a glass over the cookies and do a circular motion to make the cookie rounder. This will also create a denser cookie.
- Leave to cool on the baking rack for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack. Repeat for all cookie dough.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Notes
- Baking the cookies – I’ve stated the baking time between 8 - 11 minutes. All ovens bake differently and I know in some ovens they will bake quicker. You will know the cookies are baked with they are slightly golden at the edges but still a little under cooked in the centre.
- Achieving the shape - It is recommend but not necessary to use the glass to get the rounded cookie. I like to do this to achieve a rounder cookie. When these cookies come out of the oven, the shape is a little irregular. You can place a glass over each cookie and make a circular motion to get a more rounded cookie. This step is purely for looks.
- Dust with extra coconut - I dusted the tops of the cookies with extra coconut just after baking. This adds a nice touch too the finished look of the cookie.
Nutrition Facts
Chewy Coconut Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 145
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 128mg6%
Potassium 50mg1%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 155IU3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 10mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.