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Close-up of golden, chewy coconut cookies in a bowl.

Chewy Coconut Cookies

Chewy, buttery, and irresistibly coconutty, these Chewy Coconut Cookies are everything you need for a quick homemade snack. Perfect for cosy afternoons or when the kids crave something sweet.

Course: Cookies
Cuisine: International
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Author: Recipe adapted from Cookin’ with Moxie

Ingredients

  • 125 gms – 1 cup flour
  • 90 gms – 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 125 gms – ½ cup butter – softened
  • 125 gms – ½ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, coconut, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
  2. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
  3. Add the egg, beating until just blended.

  4. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined.

  5. Form heaped teaspoons of dough into balls and place them about 5 cm – 2 inches apart on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
    Mixing the flour, butter, sugar, egg, and coconut to prepare the cookie dough.
  6. Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 205°C – 400°F for about 10–15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown but still very soft (they will firm up on cooling).
  7. Leave the cookies to cool on the tray for 15 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
    Freshly baked coconut cookies cooling on a wire rack after baking.

Recipe Notes

If you’re baking in batches, keep the unbaked cookies in the fridge between rounds so they stay firm and hold their shape in the oven.

Once cooled to room temperature, store them in an airtight container.