#11 Chewy Coconut Cookies

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chocolate chips

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

2.In a medium bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the flour mixture, then mix in the coconut. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.

3.Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted. Cool on wire racks.

4. After cookies cool completely, melt chocolate over low heat. Dip half of cookies into melted chocolate. Let set.



I think these are my favorite cookies yet, they turned out so good. They did have a comment that said that if your cookies turn out to flat, it is because your baking soda is old... so make sure it is fresh. I was thinking about adding almonds next time, so they taste like almond joys.