Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
Posted by Anna on 16 Feb 2007 at 12:30 pm | Tagged as: Oatmeal
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
About 30 cookies
1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup toasted pecans
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F or 350 degrees if you’d like softer cookies.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated 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, chocolate chips, pecans and coconut until evenly distributed. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven for a chewy cookie or 14 minutes for a firmer cookie.
Cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet and then remove to wire rack. Cool completely and then store in tightly sealed container.
To toast pecans: The best way is to lay them on a cookie sheet and bake them at 350 for about 8-10 minutes or until they start to smell good. A quicker way is to lay them on a paper towel and microwave them for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, stopping halfway through to shuffle them around a bit. Let them cool and crisp before cutting. Micro-toasting is a real energy saver, but the pecans don’t toast as evenly. Not that it matters. Micro-toasting is better than doing nothing at all.
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on 16 Feb 2007 at 3:50 pm 1.katiedidnot said …
Hi Anna,
I often use a very similar recipe and tweak it to make different versions: vegan, a white chocolate macadamia(called ‘Almost Kauai’), but the one that gets the most raves is the butterscotch chip and pecan. These are other-worldly and are known as ‘Special Caveman Cookies.’
I am so inspired by your site! Thanks for sharing your baking adventures and your life.
Kate.
on 16 Feb 2007 at 5:26 pm 2.Anna said …
Hi Kate,
I will definitely try these with butterscotch. Also, I like how you give your cookies special names :).
on 16 Feb 2007 at 5:38 pm 3.Amy said …
We took Eric to London a couple of years ago. He loved it! Hope Emma feels better soon. Although movie marathon in jammies does sound fun
on 16 Feb 2007 at 5:43 pm 4.Anna said …
Yeah, Eric is a few years older than Emma ;), but I’m sure she’ll enjoy it nonetheless.
Oh, we had to go to the school to do some volunteer stuff, so we did finally get dressed.
on 19 Feb 2007 at 10:19 am 5.hippydippy said …
I actually dropped the oven temp down to 325. It may even be a difference in playing with gas vs electric and using baking stones instead of cookie sheets. London sounds like an awesome trip! Much more exciting than our recent excursion to the Tennessee River Valley!