Monday, December 3, 2012

Mini Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

To everyone making Christmas cookies: you NEED to make these.

To everyone who uses baking as a stress-relief tool during law school (or any other school) Finals: you NEED to make these.

To everyone else: you NEED to make these too, because they're just that delicious. 

I know, I know... you're going to take one look at the ingredients and say "coconut oil? I don't have that," but I'm telling you... go out and buy some. It is SO, SO worth it for these little morsels of deliciousness!

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Recipe adapted from here.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk (discard the white)
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp coconut extract
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2/3 cups shredded coconut
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Whisk together melted coconut oil and sugars in a large bowl. Set aside and let sit for 15 minutes.
2. Add in egg, egg yolk, and extracts. Whisk until smooth.
3. Add in 1/2 cup flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir to combine. Add the rest of the flour a bit at a time, stirring to form cookie dough (you may need to use your hands to mix a little!).
4. Fold in the shredded coconut and chocolate chips.
5. Roll dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 325 for 7-8 minutes (they won't brown or anything, just make sure the tops are lightly crisped). Cook on a wire rack.

(this is what coconut oil looks like)

(melted coconut oil and sugars)

(mixing...)

(adding eggs and extracts)

(mixing...)

(adding flour, baking soda, and salt)

(adding the rest of the flour)

(cookie dough!)

(adding chocolate chips and shredded coconut)

(finished dough!)

(on a baking sheet...)

(all done!)

(my brothers-in-law got me this for Christmas last year... isn't it cute?)

(cooling on a wire rack)

(delicious cookies!)

(miniature cookies are so fun!!)

Ta-da!

Enjoy!

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