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Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies with Cranberry

This recipe makes about 24 cookies. It can easily be made without the cranberries and just chocolate chips and coconut.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Keyword: chocolate, cookies, Holiday
Servings: 12
Calories: 222kcal
Author: Katia

Equipment

  • 2 baking sheets

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flaked sweetened coconut
  • 1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp aluminum free baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil softened(they'll be chewier with the oil, my personal preference, but fine with butter-will be crispier this way)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 chopped and 1/2 left whole
  • *optional-baking mats or olive oil spray

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Spread out coconut flakes onto a baking sheet. Bake for 4-6 minutes or until lightly browned, watching closely. Stir once or twice to keep it from burning.
  • Place butter (or coconut oil) and brown sugar into mixer's mixing bowl and beat until well blended. ( I use the whisk attachment to start)
  • Next beat in egg and vanilla.
  • Now add baking soda, powder, salt.
  • Switch to the dough hook attachment on your mixer and add flour about 1/2 cup at a time. Scrape sides as needed to help mix.
  • Finally add in chocolate chips, toasted coconut and half the cranberries (the chopped ones)
  • Place baking mats on top of baking sheets (You should fit 12 cookies on each 1/2 sheet baking mat). If not using baking mats, spray your baking sheets with olive oil or cooking spray of choice.
  • Drop 1 Tbsp scoops of batter mix onto the baking mats, about 2 inches apart.
  • Once all batter scooped up, add the rest of your cranberries (the whole ones) gently pressing a couple onto the top of each cookie batter scoop.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes, watching that the bottoms don't burn as all ovens vary, and with elevation. (Mine are perfect at 9 minutes, very soft, browned on bottoms coming out and then firm up on racks)
  • Let cool on pans at least 3 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to fully cool.
  • Enjoy once cool enough to eat!

Notes

Store room temperature cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg