Coconut, Chocolate and Pecan Cookies are probably one of my favorite combinations ever. These slightly chewy inside and crispy edged cookies
While browsing through my food magazines I came across a recipe that caught my eye from the recent Taste of Home (November 2008) magazine. I had said if I felt up to it I would bring in cookies for the afternoon meeting break on Friday. I read over the recipe, found it made more than enough cookies and seemed like it would be quick to throw together in the morning. If I didn't feel up to baking so early (I was up at 4:30 AM and baking by 5 AM!) I would just stop into the local grocery on the way into work and just pick up some cookies from their bakery.
Since I am writing this post, you can see that I decided to bring homemade cookies! I have a hard time allowing people to eat bakery items from a chain store - we all know that it is not homemade! These people deserved homemade - and the best ingredients you can use!
The cookies, while warm from the oven were slightly crispy on the edges, chewy on the inside, chocolately and melty. Just plain yummy! While I basically followed the recipe I made one change and it is marked in red below.
- Coconut Crunch Cookies
- Taste of Home (Nov. 08)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 package 60% chocolate chips
- 1-½ cups finely chopped pecans
- Pre-heat oven to 375. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts.
- Using small cookie scoop (or rounded teaspoon), drop onto cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pan to rack.
Bobby
oh yes!! Don't tempt me, it's late and I need sweets. These look sooo good... I ALMOST have everything on hand to make them too, its unfortunate I'm missing a couple key ingredients. I was ready to goto the kitchen right now. 🙂
Heather
these are lovely! i love chocolate and pecan together!
Leslie
Ohhh..these look mighty fine!!! Fine indeed!
SmallTownAmerica
Hey, HoneyB--
You got anything on baked apples?
I made some on a whim tonight because I actually had the oven on for once. I hadn't had scalloped corn in years and I had an hankering.
Anyway, I like to multi-task when I have the oven on, so I cored some apples, mixed up some brown sugar, cinnamon, & a touch of allspice and baked it in the apples. They were absolutely delicious. However, most of my filling turned to juice & ran out the sides (which split open). I just drizzled the syrup on them to serve & it worked great. But, I like the stuff to stay in there--I like "crispy" brown sugar. I wasn't following a recipe (I was in a hurry & couldn't find one)--what did I do wrong? (also note, I had no nuts in the house. well, except for my husband. and possibly the cook.)
jo
oohhh... these look so good!
Elra
What a nice combination, coconut, chocolate and pecan.... it must tastes delicious!
Jenny
Ahhh, is there anything better than chocolate chip cookies?! No way! I've had my fair share this weekend that I need to work off quickly!
Meg
These look amazing!
Flourchild
Gosh we must be thinking a little alike! I just made a recipe from and old Taste of Home cookbook I had. I made a peach crisp..it's in the oven right now. I plan to blog it as soon as it's cooked. Thanks for sharing this recipe..I love coconut in sweets...yummmm!!
noble pig
Coconut is awesome with chocolate, I love it! I am going to make these with my boys...thank you.
Carrie
They look like they are the perfect crispiness!
Jo
These look amazing! I love coconut and chocolate 🙂
Jessie
Oh yum! These look amazing!
+Jessie
a.k.a. The Hungry Mouse
Stephanie
I agree - properly made homemade cookies are very much superior to anything you can buy (though the jury's still out on those delicious Loft House sugar cookies...those are fantastic!)
These cookies look so delicious! Coconut, chocolate, and pecan sounds like a fantastic combination.
Barbara Bakes
These remind me of the Paradise Bakery cookies I love!