Chewy Coconut Cookies
Number of Servings
Serves 16
Ingredients
  • 4 cups (about one 14 oz package) shredded coconut 
  • 1 cup sugar
  • [q:1/2] tsp salt
  • [q:1/4] tsp baking powder
  • [q:1/2] cup unsalted butter (chilled and cut into small pieces)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • [q:1 1/2] cup flour 
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Using a food processor, pulse 3 cups of coconut, sugar, salt, baking powder until the mixture is fine.
  3. Add butter and pulse until mixture has a uniform texture.
  4. Add vanilla and egg and pulse until the dough just barely begins to pull together.
  5. Using a small cookie scoop (or ice-cream) scoop dough into balls and roll in remaining coconut.
  6. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes, or until edges are golden
Nutrition Info
287 Calories, 3 g Protein, 25 mg Cholesterol, 27 g Carbohydrates, 14 g Total sugars (12 g Added sugars), 4 g Fiber, 20 g Total fat (16 g sat), 91 mg Sodium, [nutrition:1] Phosphorus