Cookie Friday Goodness

I absolutely love making people smile. Sometimes it is through random acts of kindness and other times it through planned baking adventures. During my last three positions I’ve quickly become known as the go to baker for birthday celebrations, off sites, and random surprises. Over the past few years my co-workers have declared their favorites! This cookie, while unhealthy in every way possible, is delicious in moderation and makes the perfect treat. I love that the coconut adds a punch of summer to what could otherwise be a very basic cookie.  I originally found a recipe similar to this on allrecipes and then altered it to leave out the nuts, add some whole wheat flour to make them a bit healthier, substitute white chocolate for semisweet, decreased the sugar some, and bake them for 11 minutes normally!

Oatmeal White Chocolate Coconut Chewy Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cups wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 12oz bag white chocolate chips
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Stir in the oats, white chocolate chips, cinnamon, and coconut until evenly distributed. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven for a chewy cookie or 14 minutes for a firmer cookie.
4. Cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet and then remove to wire rack. Cool completely and then store in tightly sealed container.

Yields 5 dozen delicious bites of chewy goodness! I highly recommend sharing them with others and removing them from your home as soon as possible as they are addicting!

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