Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe for Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies is inspired by one that my grandfather loved, he was a sucker for all things coconut! If he were still here, you'd be lucky to get one of these cookies before he hid them from everyone.

What makes this cookie great is taking the extra step to make it bakery-style and creating a topping in which you dip the cookies before baking. All those extra chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut chips make the cookie look as pretty as it is tasty!

Ingredients

You only need one special ingredient for this recipe, and that is the coconut chips. They are different than just shredded or flaked coconut. They are shaved pieces of coconut that have been toasted till crisp and that add so much great texture and flavor to this cookie.

The other major secret is using a chopped chocolate bar for the topping that you will dip the cookies in, that bakery-style secret. Using a bar will result in a puddle of chocolate on top of your cookie, instead of chips that don't melt. Pretty to look at and pretty delicious.

Method

Begin by blending the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Then beat in the eggs until well combined before mixing in the flour. Fold the chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut chips in by hand.

Then make the topping in a separate bowl, by mixing extra pecans, chocolate chips, and coconut chips. Then portion out the cookies and dip each in the topping before placing them on the baking sheet.

Bake the cookies till golden around the edges and soft in the center. You can whack the tray on the counter to flatten the cookies a bit and make them more crispy if you are a crips cookie fan.

Allow the cookies to cool and enjoy them with a large glass of your favorite milk, grandpa always loved then with a glass of milk.

The next time you are craving a cookie from the bakery, just go home and make these instead. You can make a whole batch for what they charge these days, and enjoy them all week!

More Great Cookie Recipes

If you love a peanut butter cookie, check out my Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies and my Fluffernutter Cookies. While great any time of year, I love to make these Carrot Cake Cookies and Haystack Cookies around Easter. For more nutty cookies, try my Pistachio Cookies with Nutella and Pistachio Amaretti Cookies.

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📖 Recipe

Yield: about 16 cookies

Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 33 minutes

This recipe for Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies is inspired by one that my grandfather loved, he was a sucker for all things coconut!

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Ingredients

• 16 tablespoons Unsalted Butter, room temperature
• 1 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
• ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 large Eggs
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt, Morton’s
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 ½ cups Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup Pecans, chopped + more for topping before baking
• 1 cup Toasted Coconut Chips + more for topping before baking
• Chocolate Bar, rough chopped, for topping (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line three baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.

Cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on medium speed until light and fluffy, 4 minutes.

Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs one at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

Add the vanilla and beat until well incorporated.

Place the flour, salt, and baking soda in the bowl and mix on low until a few steaks of flour remain.

Reduce the speed to low and add the chocolate chips and pecans. Mix just till no flour streaks remain. Fold in the coconut chips by hand so they don’t get overly smashed or broken.

Using a large 2-ounce cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto one of the prepared baking sheets, to evenly portion all of the dough.

Make a small bowl of extra pecans, coconut, and some chopped chocolate bar if using. Dip each cookie top in the bowl and press lightly to get some of the extras to stick to the top, then place the cookies 3 inches apart on the prepared trays.

At this stage you can bake the cookies or place them in the fridge for 30 minutes, up to overnight, then bake or freeze if desired.

To bake the cookies, I only bake two trays at a time for even baking, place them in the preheated oven and bake for 13-14 minutes until just set and golden around the edges and no longer soft in the middle. Turn the cookie trays around and rotate the pans from the top and bottom racks halfway thought cooking.

Let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Bake the remaining cookies.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. If they last that long, lol!

Notes

Take the extra step to make this bakery-style and create a topping in which you dip the cookies before baking. Mix some chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut chips in a bowl and dip each cookie in it before baking.

You can whack the tray on the counter to flatten the cookies a bit and make them more crispy if you are a crips cookie fan.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 407Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 198mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 2gSugar: 33gProtein: 4g

This is an estimated caloric value, actual numbers may differ based on the ingredients used.

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