Pecan Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

These thick and chewy cookies have semisweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, flaked coconut, and pecans. Coconut extract gives them an extra nutty flavor.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 186 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup white chocolate chips
• 0.75 cup brown sugar
• 0.75 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 0.5 cup butter-flavored shortening
• 1.5 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat shortening, butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in another bowl until smooth. Beat eggs into butter mixture one at a time, adding coconut extract and vanilla extract with the last egg. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture and fold in coconut, pecans, semisweet chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips.

Step 3

Scoop up dough by spoonfuls and roll into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten dough balls slightly.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.