coconut
chocolate
cookies
2/3 cup shaved, unsweetened
coconut, toasted
1 cups chocolate chips
lb unsalted butter (2 sticks)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cups dark brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Heat the oven to 350 F.
Spread the coconut into a thin, even layer on a cookie sheet. Place it in the oven for
5 to 8 minutes, until its light brown, toasty, and aromatic.
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat. Once its melted,
leave it to cool in the pan for a few minutes.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
In another bowl, beat the brown sugar and melted butter together for about 2 minutes, until theyre smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for about 5 minutes,
until the mixture lightens in color.
Mix the flour mixture with the brown sugar mixture, a third at a time, until it forms
a dark brown, homogeneous mass. Add the chocolate chips and coconut and stir
until just combined.
Place the dough in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Afterwards, scoop tablespoons of dough onto a lightly buttered cookie sheet, leaving large spaces between each cookie so they have space to spread out. I usually
do about 6 cookies per sheet. Just before putting the cookies into the oven, sprinkle
them with salt.
Let the cookies bake for 8 to 10 minutes. After you take them out of the oven, leave
them on the sheet to set for 2 minutes, then move them to plates to cool further.
Dont stack the cookies until theyve cooled fully.
Continue the process until the dough is gone.
Store the finished cookies in an airtight container.
A just-chewy-enough, just-crispy-enough, just-gooey-enough cookie thats perfect
for a special treat.