Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

So I have become somewhat addicted to pinterest lately. I mean, what’s not to love about endless photos of cakes and food and other fancy things? In my pinterest adventures I’ve been looking for fun and interesting things to bake and generally end up on another baking blog. I’m not really sure of the baking blog etiquette for sharing recipes, but I found this recipe here. The coconut butter intrigued me as I’d never used it before, and I had difficulty finding it at a supermarket here. But the end result was worth the searching! Also this recipe seems to make heaps of normal sized cookies, way more than the ANZAC cookie recipe I posted previously.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup coconut oil (measured solid)
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup caster sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
2 cups plain flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cups shredded coconut
2/3 cup chocolate chips

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. Melt coconut oil until liquid.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted coconut oil and both sugars. Let sit for 15 minutes.

4. Stir in egg, egg yolk and extracts, mixing until completely smooth.

5. Add in 1/2 cup of the flour, baking soda and salt, stirring to combine. Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time, stirring to bring it together.

6. Finally, fold in coconut and chocolate chips.

7. Take about 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball then place on a baking tray. Repeat with the rest of the mixture, placing cookies about 2 cm apart.

8. Bake for 7-8 minutes, or until just set. Let cool on tray before removing.

No butter, just chocolate chunks, coconut flakes and chewy goodness!