Crispy Coconut Cookies
These cookies are golden, crunchy on the outside, slightly chewy inside, and full of toasted coconut flavor—simple ingredients, big aroma.
🧾 Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups coconut (desiccated or shredded, unsweetened)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
🔥 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
Set oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar
Mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add wet ingredients
Beat in:
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
4. Mix dry ingredients
Add:
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Coconut
Stir until a soft dough forms.
5. Shape cookies
- Scoop small portions
- Flatten slightly on tray (they won’t spread much)
6. Bake
Bake for 12–15 minutes until edges are golden brown.
7. Cool
Let them cool on the tray for 5 minutes—they crisp up as they cool.
😋 Texture & taste
- Crispy edges
- Light crunch from coconut
- Slight chew inside
- Sweet, buttery flavor
⭐ Tips for extra crispiness
- Toast the coconut lightly before mixing
- Bake 1–2 minutes longer for crunchier cookies
- Use fine shredded coconut for smoother texture
If you want, I can also give you:
- Eggless coconut cookies
- Chocolate coconut cookies
- Or bakery-style “crunchy coconut macaroons”