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It’s just a bonus that these cookies happen to be healthy, too. These whole grain cookies are made without butter and just a fraction of the sugar of your standard cookie, so you can eat one (or two) without feeling guilty.
And if your kids are into coconut, you can share with them–these are real food. If not, well, it’s okay to make them for yourself. You deserve it.
Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 18 cookies 1x
Description
If you are obsessed with the chocolate + coconut combination like I am, you will love these cookies.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil*
- 1/2 cup Sucanat
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/8 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut**
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Put the coconut oil and sucanat in a medium bowl. Beat on medium speed until it is well-combined.
Add the apple sauce and mix, and then add the eggs, one at a time, and mix. Stir in the vanilla and agave nectar. Set aside.- In a separate bowl, sift together (cheater method: just whisk really well and check for cocoa clumps) flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix into wet ingredients on low speed until well combined.
- FYI: I use an old school hand mixer. Ain’t no shame in my game.
Stir in the chocolate chips and coconut.- Using an ice cream scoop, drop batter onto baking sheet and flatten slightly.
- Bake 10-11 minutes, until cookies are just set. Allow cookies to cool on wire racks. Enjoy!
Notes
*If you don’t have coconut oil, you can use butter.
**In the picture above you see I used reduced fat shredded coconut. I purchased it because the store was out of the regular kind last time. Guess what?! I’ve made this with both kinds (full fat and reduced fat) and couldn’t tell the difference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: cookies
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 14.6g
- Sodium: 97mg
- Fat: 7.5g
- Carbohydrates: 25.4g
- Protein: 3g
When I first made these, I wasn’t sure if Tim would like them since he isn’t the biggest coconut fan. I had to beg him not to eat the entire batch before I had a chance to take pictures of them. He likes them. Meghan loves them, of course, but she’s never met a cookie she didn’t like.
Another one of my favorite chocolate+coconut treats is my recipe for Pure Joy Bars. In the comments, some of you who made them with food processors had questions about the texture of the mixture. I edited the post to answer your questions, so click on over to check it out. Those bars are as addicting as ever whether you use a blender or food processor!
gosh.. these look sooooo good. Anything with chocolate and coconut is a big hit…..for me…and the kids….
Yum – I bookmarked this one. And I ADORE that plate – how cute is that??? Can you change the ribbon?? Where is that from?
Yes, you can change the ribbon. I actually found it at TJ Maxx! 🙂
Do you think these would turn out okay if I didn’t have any eggs on hand, and I substituted flax eggs instead?
Actually I wanted to try it that way because the eggs are the only thing keeping this recipe from being vegan, but I just haven’t had the chance. We can only eat so many cookies around here! 🙂 I do think it would work though. If you try it, please let me know if it does work out. Thanks, Lisa!
Now those sound like yummy cookies!
Thanks for sharing!
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I won 2 lbs of shredded coconut about a month ago so I’m always looking for a good coconut recipe!
Perfect! You need to try these cookies for sure.
Thank you for posting this recipe! My patience was in full force, I’ve been waiting ever since you posted the cookies this weekend…… Holy cow, looks wonderful. I’ll have to print this one and get busy! 🙂 Happy HumpDay!
Thanks for waiting for it. 🙂
Oh these cookies look great! What a wonderful flavor combo!
These look great! I love the chocolate & coconut combo 🙂