The Special Chocolate Coconut Cookie
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1⁄2-1 cup of sweetened flaked coconut
  • 1⁄2 package of chocolate pudding mix
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 to 6 ounces dark chocolate chips or chunks
  • coarse sea salt, for topping (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl using a hand or stand mixer for 3-5 minutes, or until properly fluffed. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix for about a minute.
  3. In a medium bowl whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Add
  4. the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture and mix until combined.
  5. Chop up your choice of dark chocolate into small chunks.
  6. Add half the package of chocolate pudding mix, and as much coconut as you'd like.
  7. Drop large spoonfuls of batter onto an ungreased baking sheet (you want them to be big—they bake up better and are even softer that way!) and pop them in.
  8. Wait 10-12 minutes depending on your oven, or just check in around 10 minutes. If they’re still goopy in the middle, they’re not done, but if they’re just set, take them out!
Recipe by Collegiate Cook at https://collegiatecook.com/2014/07/14/special-chocolate-coconut-cookie/