Brown Sugar Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

I really enjoy baking and recently I've been on a cookie-baking kick. Thankfully, I have a captive audience to feed by sugary concoctions to, my coworkers. Here's yet another recipe that I've tackled recently. I ran across this recipe on Pinterest and thought it would be a fun one to try since it's not a typical cookie combo. They turned out pretty delicious. I'd make them again!

Brown Sugar Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

*This recipe makes 3.5-4 dozen cookies!!
I didn't realize that until after I had started mixing ingredients.
Half the ingredients for half the cookies.*

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 & 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 & 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup quick oats

1 & 1/2 cups shredded, sweetened coconut

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Cream together in large bowl: butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar. Cream until nearly smooth.

Softened butter.

Add brown sugar.

Add granulated sugar.

3. Add one egg, mix well. Add second egg, mix well. Add vanilla and mix until everything is evenly incorporated.

Add eggs one at a time. Mix well.

Mixture after eggs are combined.

4. Add baking soda, baking powder, and salt to the wet mixture. Mix thoroughly.

Add baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

Mixture after baking powder, baking soda, and salt are mixed in.

5. Add 1 cup of flour and mix until just incorporated. Scrape sides of bowl so all of dough is at bottom of the bowl. Add 1 and 1/4 cups flour and mix until just incorporated.

Add 1 cup of flour.

Mix first cup of flour into mixture.

Add remaining flour. Mix well.

6. Add oats and coconut. Mix until just incorporated- about 10-15 seconds.

Add oats.

Add coconut.

Only mix oats and coconut in for about 10-15 seconds. 

7. Using your hands, roll rough into 1 and 1/2 inch balls. Place on silpat covered cooking sheet 2 inches apart from each other- they will spread.

Form 1 and 1/2 inch dough balls. 

Place dough balls 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet/silpat.

8. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cookies should be just lightly browned around the edges. Cookie should be very moist and chewy in the center.

Yum! Enjoy!!

If I make these again, I may add a teeny bit of coconut extract or something to give it a little kick of flavor. The cookies are delicious, but the three big ingredients- brown sugar, coconut, and oatmeal- have relatively mild flavors. Although yummy, they need something to give them a little more. 

Recipe borrowed from this blog.