Coconut Cookies are always a favorite holiday cookie recipe! These easy Coconut Dream Cookies are filled with mounds of coconut and chocolate are a delicious treat for the coconut lover!
These Coconut Dreams Cookies are really perfect for all those Christmas cookie platters and as a food gift this season.
Seriously, since they are filled with mounds of coconut and little bits of chocolate, these little coconut cookies are like a dream come true. Especially to the coconut lover. Thankfully, that’d be the Mister.
Coconut Dreams Cookies
Any dessert with coconut definitely gets Bart’s attention. From Coconut Cream Pie, Coconut Cake, to these little coconut cookies, coconut treats are favorites of his. And it sure is easy to understand why.
How to Make Coconut Dreams Cookies
These little coconut cookies are super easy to make and are always such delicious treats!
Here’s how you make them.
As you preheat the oven, line baking sheets with parchment or non-stick baking mats.
You’ll then use your electric mixer to cream together the coconut oil, or shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Then you will mix in the egg and vanilla.
Then whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl.
Once the dry ingredients are combined, mix into the shortening and sugar mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and coconut flakes.
Then you simply drop the cookie dough by the tablespoon onto your prepared baking sheets, making sure to leave about 1 1/2-inches between each cookie. Bake them for 12-15 minutes until the cookies have turned lightly brown and are set. Allow to cool completely and store your Coconut Dreams cookies in an airtight container.
Make-Ahead Coconut Dreams Cookies
For an easy make ahead cookie recipe, prepare your Coconut Dreams cookie dough and drop onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Place into the freezer and freeze for 30 minutes. Transfer your cookies to a freezer-safe zip top bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Here’s my Coconut Dreams Cookies recipe. Make them soon for the coconut lover in your life! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Coconut Dream Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (92 g) shortening
- 3/4 cup (149 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large (50 g) egg
- 1 teaspoon (5 g) vanilla extract
- 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 g) baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (1 g) Kosher salt
- 1 cup (170 g) chocolate chips (mini), or 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup (85 g) sweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat.
- Cream together the coconut oil (or shortening) and sugar until light and fluffy with an electric mixer. Mix in the egg and vanilla. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix into the shortening and sugar mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and coconut flakes.
- Drop cookie dough by the tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1 1/2-inches between each cookie. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the cookies have turned lightly brown and are set. Allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Happy Cookie Making!
Robyn xo
From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally published 2013.
these are delicious and so easy to make! they seem more healthy than other cookies
Would love it if you added a Pinterest link. I’d like to save this recipe there. I used one stick of butter instead of the shortening.
There is a Pinterest link at end of the recipe, Kris.
Awesome recipe! I added some chopped roasted pecans. So good with the mini chips. Replaced 1/2 the mini chips with the pecans.
Thanks for the tips on how you made this with added pecans, Liz.
These are delicious. Luckily I made a double recipe so I could share some. They were very soft, but I took them out when just browning, cooled them and they were perfect.
Thanks, Linda. I like to make a double batch and freeze one batch to bake later, especially during the holidays.
Love it! And everyone around did too :)!
I added butter instead of shortening 1:1 ratio. Brown sugar instead of white sugar.and unsweetened coconut flakes. It was still super sweet but sooo addictive .
Also I baked it in 350F for 10mins. Scooped half tablespoon of batter on the the parchment paper. Recipe gave me 24 cookies. Yummmm
Just FYI it’s very apparent from the picture that she used mini chips. So if your using regular sized chocolate chips definitely cut it to half but the 1 cup of mini chips should be fine. I just keep seeing the posts about too much chocolate and this might be why.
Lu, the recipe has been updated to the correct 1 cup mini chocolate chips or 1/2 cup regular chocolate chips. Thank you.
I baked multiple cookie recipes every holiday and try a new recipe annually to change up the mix. The coconut dream cookies are now our favorite. I read the reviews and used half of the chocolate chips. Actually made a few cookies without the chocolate chips and they were fabulous. The chocolate does overpower the taste of the coconut. Next time I will use a little more coconut and fewer chocolate chips. I did refrigerate the dough to help prevent spreading. What may be most helpful is I made smaller cookies. Instead of a tablespoon I used half and they did not spread as much and baked according to the recommended time. YUM!
My husband said these are AMAZING! Lacy edges, chewy centers, addicting! Panicked when I couldn’t find the recipe again later in the day. I learned how to search my history on Google just to get it back. Totally worth the effort.
This is a repeat hit for our bible study group. I have raised the temp to 350 instead of 325 and pushed it up to 18 min to get it not too toasty. I do have a convection oven but I d not think that is the issue.
My daughter loves anything coconut and asked if I would bake her something that included it. So happy I chose this recipe, which I doubled with no problems! So delicious!!
Thanks, Christine. So glad you liked these cookies.
omg these cookies are super yummy,they melt in your mouth and the coconut and chocolate are a perfect combo in these cookies,thank you!
I’m so happy you love these cookies. They are one of my husband’s favorite cookies.