The title speaks for itself. These cookies are a dream come true. They are delicious, so easy to make, impossible to mess up and are a crowd favorite.
You’ll love them. The combination of oatmeal, coconut, walnuts, chocolate chips, and a cookie, really is amazing.
These are quite rich and filling, so they are perfect for serving a crowd. They are also the best cookie to dip in milk. I would even say better than Oreo’s.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Oatmeal Coconut Dream Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
- Egg
- Butter, or Margarine
- Brown Sugar
- Cane Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Flour
- Old Fashioned Oats
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Shredded Sweetened Coconut
- Chopped Walnuts
- Milk Chocolate Chips
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Oatmeal Coconut Dream Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, combine egg, and softened butter.
- Mix in the sugars and vanilla.
- Continue mixing and add flour, old fashioned oats, salt, baking soda, coconut walnuts, and chocolate chips.
- Scoop into small bowls and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are golden.
Storage Suggestions
If you manage to not eat the whole tray of cookies immediately, these Oatmeal Coconut Dream Cookies store well. Once cookies have completely cooled, here is how you can store them:
- Counter: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 4 days at room temperature. If you want to try and get the cookies to last even longer without becoming crumbly cookies, add a slice of bread into the container of cookies. The bread will give the cookies something to draw moisture from.
- Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 7 days in a refrigerator.
- Freezer: You can freeze precooked cookie dough for cookies later. Just roll out and freeze for 30 minutes, and then transfer to an airtight, freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. To store cooked cookies, let them cool completely before you put them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.
What could I replace the walnuts with?
This recipe calls for walnuts, however, some people aren’t big fans. If this is you, don’t worry, we have a few replacements for you to try.
If you are not a walnut fan, here are some replacements:
- Slivered Almonds
- Macadamia Nuts
- Pecan Bits
- Butterscotch Chips
- White Chocolate Chips
- Pretzel Bits
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Craisins
- M&M’s
You could put any of your favorite cookie bits, into this cookie. It is an extremely versatile recipe, that you are going to love.
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Oatmeal Coconut Dream Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup butter, or margarine
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup cane sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup shredded sweetened coconut
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 ½ cups milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, combine egg, and softened butter.
- Mix in the sugars and vanilla.
- Continue mixing and add flour, old fashioned oats, salt, baking soda, coconut walnuts, and chocolate chips.
- Scoop into small bowls and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are golden.
Notes
- Slivered Almonds
- Macadamia Nuts
- Pecan Bits
- Butterscotch Chips
- White Chocolate Chips
- Pretzel Bits
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Craisins
- M&M’s
Nutrition
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What do you mean scoop into small bowls?
That should be balls. We scooped the cookie dough into about 1 inch balls.
What is cane sugar? What can I use as a sub? I don’t like to buy things just for one recipe.
You can use regular granulated sugar in place of cane sugar.
Our new household favorite! Thank you
If I left out the walnuts would it affect the recipe? Im making them for a school event & im not sure about allergies.
You should be fine leaving out the walnuts.
What’s fashion oats?
Rolled Oats. Also called old-fashioned or whole oats, rolled oats look like flat, irregularly round, slightly textured discs.
2 Tbsp of vanilla extract?? Should this be tsp?
Hi Katie. I went in and looked at the recipe, and it’s not a big batch of cookie dough. I sided with you and I think it’s 2 teaspoons of vanilla. (Which could still be a lot.) I think 2 Tablespoons of vanilla would overpower the whole recipe. Thanks for catching that. The recipe has been changed.
Do you chill the dough before baking ? Can I make ahead a chill overnight?
One of the tastiest cookies . The texture is perfect . Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside ! A perfect cookie ! ❤️
You can totally make this dough ahead of time and chill overnight.
Followed the recipe perfectly. Softened the butter at room temperature and mixed in the sequence specified. Cookies kept spreading flat when cooked. Used a new box of baking soda too. Tried batches with both dark and light brown sugar – same results. I finally resorted to substituting 2 tsp of dual active baking powder in place of the 1/2 tsp baking soda called for in the recipe. The cookies finally stopped going flat, but still don’t look as “puffy” as the picture shown above.
We are so sorry they didn’t work for you. Was your dough sticky – maybe it needed a little more flour?
Hello – May I substitute quick oats for the old fashioned? Thank you!
Yes, quick oats work great too!
I made these cookie and they didn’t last more than 3 days. I am making them again today for hubby then again next week for son. They both said best cookies ever!!
Excellent recipe! These cookies are delicious.
We loved these! Even gave them out to friends camping with us and they loved them as well. Will definitely make again and again.