I have my favorite go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, but I thought that it would be fun to put a yummy twist on them by adding coconut. Then I remembered our recipe for Tropical Blondies and how they have delicious rum-flavored extract in them, so I dumped some of that into these cookies too. Throw in a couple of nuts for good measure and you have a killer cookie!
My husband really doesn’t love coconut, but he tried a bite of these and raved about how good they were. Don’t let the rum extract scare you- it gives them such a delicious flavor (but if you choose to leave it out, these cookies are still delicious)!
Serves: 40
Tropical Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
The coconut and rum extract give this cookie an amazing Tropical taste!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup brown sugar firmly packed
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon rum flavored extract (or you could substitute vanilla extract)
- 2 eggs
- 11 ounces chocolate chips 1 package
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- ½ cup chopped nuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine brown sugar, white sugar, softened butter, and extract and beat until creamy. Add eggs and beat until incorporated. Add flour, salt, and baking soda and mix until all combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips, coconut, and nuts. Roll into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes (don't over bake!) and remove immediately from cookie sheet and place on wire rack to cool once pulled out of the oven.
Notes
- Don’t let the rum extract scare you- it gives them such a delicious flavor (but if you choose to leave it out, these cookies are still delicious)!
Nutrition
Calories: 143 kcal · Carbohydrates: 16 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 20 mg · Sodium: 131 mg · Potassium: 46 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 8 g · Vitamin A: 154 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 11 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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