More than your typical chocolate chip cookie – these Chocolate Oatmeal Coconut Cookies are full of oats, coconut and chocolate!
First of all, I want to thank everyone for their well-wishes for my husband. Things didn’t happen quite as we expected – the doctor got into his knee and found that there was too much damage to continue the surgery. He ended up scoping the knee, and so now it looks like my husband will need a full knee replacement sooner than expected.
I was looking through the photos I have not blogged about, and came across these cookies that I made about a month ago. I came across this recipe on This Week For Dinner.
These cookies contain everything I love in a cookie – chocolate, coconut, oatmeal – I knew that these would go over well at our house!! I made them, and of course we loved them.
Again, I only had quick cooking oats, but I would recommend making these with old-fashioned oats. It also called for mini chocolate chips, and I used regular chocolate chips because that is what I had. These are BIG cookies – and while you could always make them smaller, every once in awhile you need to treat yourself to a BIG cookie!!
Chocolate Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 1/4 cups oats
- 1 1/2 cups coconut
- 12 oz semi-sweet mini chocolate chips 2 cups
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a mixer, beat together the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla, salt, and baking soda. Add in the flour and beat just until combined. Add in the oats, coconut and chocolate chips. Beat until combined.
- Place 1/4-cup scoops of the dough on a greased cookie sheet, at least 3 inches apart. Pat down to circles 1/2-inch high.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, rotating cookie sheet halfway through the baking time. Cool on cooling racks.
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
SO glad you linked these on facebook. Chocolate & coconut? How can these get any better? Oh wait, they can. Add oats! I love love love oatmeal cookies!!! These look wonderful Deborah. 🙂 I know this is an older post, but hoping everything is OK with your husband’s knee!
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
These remind me of the Paradise Bakery cookies that I can’t resist. I think I need to make these!
Jane Maynard says
hi deborah! so so happy these cookies came through for you. 🙂
Cakespy says
I am really sorry to hear about your husband’s knee 🙁 I have some friends who have had knee surgery so I know how awful that stuff can be.
On a happier note though, those cookies really do look fabulous. I would have to eat these before dinner!!
eatme_delicious says
Yummy! I must make these. I love the combination of coconut, oatmeal and chocolate. Sorry to hear your husband’s surgery didn’t go as planned.
Mary says
Don’t worry, since major sports people have knee injuries a lot, there’s been a lot of advancements in knee repair/ replacements. It’s going to be okay.
These cookies look delicious!
Cynthia says
Please add my sorry to hear about your huband’s knees to the others.
A cookie made of chocolate, coconut and oatmeal? That’s got to be darn delicious.
Amanda at Little Foodies says
I’m both relieved and sad that I didn’t read your earlier post pre-surgery but so sorry to hear that Deborah. My heart really goes out to him. They seem to have that magical figure of 5 years as that’s what they said about my back originally last year. Bit scared to go for the operation option!
Sincere best wishes to you both. Tough one! Lots of TLC needed for him but for you too! Look after yourselves.
Amanda x
KJ says
Commiserations to you husband on his knee troubles. I hope it all works out. your biscuits sound delicious. What a great combination of flavours.
Anonymous says
So sorry to hear about your husband’s knee troubles! Many positive thoughts and well wishes his way, I hope he has a safe & quick recovery.
I have a recipe for cookies like this that I absolutely adore, both because the cookies taste great and because it was the first recipe I ever wrote. You’re right, chocolate & coconut are a mighty tasty combo! Your cookies look delicious.
Ari (Baking and Books)
The Baker & The Curry Maker says
Glad to have you back, but sorry to hear about the knee. He must be very upset.
These cookies look delicious.
Thanks for the comment on our blog. I can always send you some bounty’s if you want? I didn’t know they were an Aussie thing.
The Baker & The Curry Maker says
Glad to have you back, but sorry to hear about the knee. He must be very upset.
These cookies look delicious.
Thanks for the comment on our blog. I can always send you some bounty’s if you want? I didn’t know they were an Aussie thing.
Sara says
Bad news about your husband. The cookies sound great! I bet a couple of those might cheer him up a bit.
The Queen Bee says
mmmm…. i love all things coconut and can’t wait to try your recipe!
Karen says
Well, if these cookies don’t bring some healing power, than what will?
They look sweetly delicious.