Chewy Coconut Cookies

Chewy Coconut Cookies
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups (about one 14 oz package) shredded coconut 
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1⁄2 tsp salt
  • 1⁄4 tsp baking powder
  • 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter (chilled and cut into small pieces)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1⁄2 cup flour 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Using a food processor, pulse 3 cups of coconut, sugar, salt, baking powder until the mixture is fine.
  3. Add butter and pulse until mixture has a uniform texture.
  4. Add vanilla and egg and pulse until the dough just barely begins to pull together.
  5. Using a small cookie scoop (or ice-cream) scoop dough into balls and roll in remaining coconut.
  6. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes, or until edges are golden