Skip to main content
Epicurious
Gourmet

Coconut Cookies

4.2

(12)

Image may contain Food Dessert Cake Confectionery Sweets Muffin and Pastry
Coconut Cookies

Active time: 35 min Start to finish: 5 hr

Cooks' note:

Instead of forming dough into a log and chilling, you can roll tablespoons of dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until bottoms are browned, about 15 minutes total.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
Ingredients for basic butter cookies
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Garnish: sweetened flaked coconut and coarse sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pulse coconut in a food processor until finely ground.

    Step 2

    Follow recipe for basic butter cookies, mixing in coconut and almond extract after adding flour. (To roll cookies into balls, see cooks' note, below.)

    Step 3

    If garnishing, sprinkle cookies with flaked coconut and coarse sugar before baking.

TagsCookieDessertAmericanCoconutFruitBakingFood ProcessorElectric MixerStand MixerGourmet
Read More
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App in May
Like miso-peanut hibachi chicken and spring orzotto.
The Only Frittata Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Paella de Pollo con Verduras
A crowd-friendly, crisp-edged chicken and vegetable rice from chef José Andrés.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App This Week
Like José Andrés’s paella and not one but two chicken stir-fries.
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Cod With Lemon Butter Sauce
A flurry of fresh tarragon makes this speedy weeknight dish of seared cod and luscious, sun-colored pan sauce feel restaurant worthy.
One-Pot Chicken Thighs With Cilantro Rice and Beans
This one-pot dinner cooks chicken thighs directly on top of a bed of flavorful cilantro rice studded with black beans for a complete dinner.
Miso-Peanut Hibachi Chicken
The magic of this hibachi chicken recipe comes from a combination of miso and peanut butter and how it beautifully caramelizes when it hits the grill.