Hello there. 🙂
It’s time for the Monthly Ingredient Challenge again!
The challenge ingredient for June was Coconut.
I have to confess, I’ve spent most of my life NOT liking coconut. It’s only been the last 3 or 4 years that I have been willing to give it another chance. And I’m glad I did. I’m rather enjoying it now. 🙂
So, I made some Coconut Oatmeal Cookies and then dipped them in chocolate. Because everything is better with chocolate. 😉
And don’t forget to visit all the other super awesome bloggers are doing this challenge with me.
These cookies are on the thinner side, and you can make them soft and chewy (just how I like them), or bake them a bit longer and they will be a little crispier. If that’s what you prefer.
Once the cookies are cooled, I melted some semi-sweet chocolate and some white chocolate to dip the cookies in.
A few words about melting chocolate… For this situation I recommend candy melts, or almond bark. They will set up better. By all means, you can use chocolate chips, but just be prepared that the chocolate will stay soft at room temperature once dipped. I even added some shortening to my melted chocolate chips and they still were a little melty if I touched the chocolate. I stuck my dipped cookies in the freezer to help them set up faster, but at room temp the chocolate was soft again. You could also do half candy melts (or almond bark) and half chocolate chips.
Anyway, there’s my advice. Do what you want.
At any rate, they will taste fabulous.
If you want even more coconut, sprinkle some of the shredded coconut on the chocolate half of the cookie before it cools. Yum.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups oatmeal- uncooked, quick oats
- 1 1/2 cups coconut
- 1 cup chocolate candy melts, etc
- 1 cup white chocolate candy melts, etc
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and both sugars. Once fluffy (about 1 minute) add the vanilla, eggs, salt and baking soda. Mix again. Add the flour, coconut, and oatmeal and mix just until fully combined.
- Use a cookies scoop, or spoons to make balls of dough and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for about 8-10 minutes for a soft and chewy cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes for a crispier cookie.
- Let the cookies cool, then melt the chocolate and dip half of each cookie into the melted chocolate. Set on parchment paper to let the chocolate set. Store in at room temperature, or cooler. Warm temperatures may melt the chocolate again.
If you missed our previous installments of The Monthly Ingredient Challenge, check ’em out:
February- Apple Cake a la mode 
April- Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies 
Check out the other great Coconut recipes:
I couldn’t resist–made these today. They are so chewy and delicious! I haven’t even dipped them in chocolate yet and they are already awesome. Thanks for the recipe, it’s a keeper!
Thanks, Rachel! I”m always so flattered when someone makes one of my recipes. I’m so glad you like them! 🙂
My house is divided, half of us like crispier cookies and the other half prefers chewy, thanks for sharing that tip! These look delicious!
Thanks Roxanne! Hopefully everyone will like these. At least you can make them both ways, crispy or soft and chewy. 🙂
These look and sound delicious! I can not wait to try them!!
These look so good, Leia! And dipped in chocolate = perfection! Planning on making them this weekend! I spend most if my life avoiding coconut too (after overindulging in macaroons as a child!) but glad I tried it again as I love it! (Would love it if you linked it up at our party please 🙂 Hope summer is going great! Xo
Thanks, Kendra! I’ve actually just recently developed a love for macaroons. But I don’t get them very often, so I’m not sick of them yet. Haha. I will hop over to visit your party right away! 🙂
Hi Leia!
Your awesome photography makes all your recipes look amazing! I have always been a fan of coconut, so these are definitely worth trying. Thanks for sharing at the Talented Tuesday link party.
AJ
Hi! Instead of the melted chocolate, do you think I could add chocolate chips to the cookies? Would that mess up the structure or anything. Would love I make these this weekend. Thanks!
I think you would be fine to add chocolate chips. Let me know how they turn out!