Chewy cookies packed with toasted coconut and white chocolate chips!

Toasted coconut and white chocolate chip cookies

I have a quick and simple recipe for you today. No fuss, no frills, just some really tasty cookies.

I took a basic cookie recipe, one I’ve worked on over the years and grown to love, and added toasted shredded coconut and white chocolate chips— two of my favorite things! These cookies are soft and chewy in the center, crisp on the edges, and full of so much flavor.

Toasted coconut and white chocolate chip cookies

After a few weeks of illness and exhausting insomnia, I’m finally feeling back on track and it feels so, so good. And I finally feel like cooking and baking again! These toasted coconut and white chocolate chip cookies were the first real thing I’ve baked in what feels like ages, and we all went nuts for them.

I think I ate 8 in one day?

That’s not an exaggeration.

My kids and husband got a few, but really I think I ate most of the batch all by myself. I’m telling you, the combination of toasted coconut and white chocolate chips in a chewy cookie can’t be beat!

Toasted coconut and white chocolate chip cookies

baking tip:How to bake perfect cookies every time

Over-baking cookies is one of the biggest cookie mistakes I see! Instead, pull cookies from the oven when the edges are golden brown and the tops are just starting to brown, but still look mostly pale. Once out of the oven, leave the cookies on the sheet pan for 5 minutes, where the heat from the pan will do a little carryover baking and set them up completely.

After 5 minutes, transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely and you’ll have cookies with perfectly crisp edges and soft, chewy and moist centers.

Toasted coconut and white chocolate chip cookies

Toasted coconut and white chocolate chip cookies

Toasted Coconut and White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Servings: 24 cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes
Chewy cookies packed with toasted coconut and white chocolate chips.

Ingredients
 

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature (113 grams)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
  • 1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar (170 grams)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour (240 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup toasted shredded coconut , see Note (65 grams)
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (75 grams)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugars until light and creamy, about 4-5 minutes, scraping the bowl down once. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Add the toasted coconut and white chocolate chips and mix until combined.
  • Spoon by the rounded tablespoon onto the prepared sheet pan and bake for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container for up to one week.

Notes

NOTES:
  • To toast coconut, spread onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree F oven in 2 minute intervals, stirring in between. You want the coconut to be just turning golden brown, be careful not to burn. Let cool completely.
  • You can use flaked, shredded, or wide slice; sweetened or unsweetened coconut.
Calories: 155kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 84mg, Potassium: 43mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 16g, Vitamin A: 128IU, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1mg
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
Author: Annalise
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This recipe was originally published in January 2010. Photos have been updated.

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