Description
Soft and Buttery Coconut Cookies are an easy recipe that delivers a rich buttery flavor, soft centers, and lightly golden coconut edges in every bite. Perfect for a healthy snack swap, dessert board, holiday baking tray, or simple food ideas for the week, these cookies are one of those easy recipe favorites you will want to make again and again.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and milk, then mix until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir just until combined.
6. Fold in the shredded coconut until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
7. Scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are still soft.
9. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Do not overbake if you want the centers to stay soft and buttery.
Chilling the dough for 15 minutes can help the cookies keep a neater shape.
A light sprinkle of extra coconut on top before baking gives them a prettier finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 165
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 28mg