Description
Delicious and chewy coconut cookies with an optional chocolate dip.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 5–1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes (see note 1)
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (full fat; not evaporated milk)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract (or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste)
- 1–1/2 cups chocolate chips (milk, semi-sweet, or dark; plus 1 teaspoon coconut or vegetable oil; optional, see note 2)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large sheet pans with parchment paper or a silicone liner and set aside.
- In a very large bowl, add the sweetened coconut flakes, flour, vanilla, and salt. Scoop out every bit of the sweetened condensed milk into the bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat ingredients until just combined; do not overmix.
- Use a large cookie scoop (1-1/2 tablespoons in size) to get golf ball-sized cookies (press into the cookie scoop).
- Place cookies on the prepared sheet pans, 1 inch apart. Bake for 11–14 minutes or until coconut is lightly toasted on top and bottoms are a very light brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before gently moving them with a metal spatula to a cooling rack.
- Optional Chocolate: If you want to dip these in chocolate, wait for the cookies to fully cool. Then, add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in bursts of 20 seconds, stirring between each burst for 20–25 seconds until chocolate is melted and smooth. Transfer about 1/4 cup of melted chocolate to a plastic bag. Seal the bag without air and set aside.
- Dip the base of each cooled cookie in the remaining melted chocolate and transfer dipped cookies back to the parchment-paper-lined trays. Use scissors to cut a tiny tip off the plastic bag and drizzle that chocolate over the cookies. Allow to set at room temperature.
Notes
- Note 1: Ensure the coconut flakes are sweetened for best results.
- Note 2: Coconut or vegetable oil can help in making the chocolate smoother for dipping.
- Note 3: Adjust the baking time for desired texture; do not overbake!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg