Big flakes of coconut are paired with chunks of milk chocolate in a soft and chewy cookie. I finish these Coconut Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies with a sprinkle of fine shredded coconut.
If you love chocolate and coconut as much I do, be sure to check out some of my other favorite recipes like my Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies, Dark Chocolate Coconut Squares, or my Chocolate Coconut Loaf Cake.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Soft and Chewy: These Coconut Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies are classic soft and chewy cookies that are perfect for dipping in milk. There’s nothing better than classic soft and chewy cookies!
No Chill Time: These cookies don’t require any chill time, yet they still result in an incredibly soft and chewy cookie with a little crisp around the edges.
Milk Chocolate: If you prefer milk chocolate over semi sweet or dark, then you will love these Coconut milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies! Milk chocolate is a little smoother and a little sweeter and it pairs very well with the coconut.
If you love my Dad's Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from my book, Cookies for Everyone, then you will love this one! It's the same recipe but with milk chocolate instead of semi sweet. Funny, I created that cookie recipe for my dad, hence the name. I bring him cookies every time we visit, but the last time I brought cookies he poo poo'd them and asked for milk chocolate!
Over twenty years of me making those cookies for my dad, and one day he just up and decided milk chocolate was what he wanted. So, I'm visiting him this week, and of course, I had to indulge him!
Ingredients for Coconut Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Costco Kirkland Organic Cane Sugar
Homemade Organic Dark Brown Sugar
Simply Organic Vanilla Extract
Cairnspring Mills Organic All Purpose Flour
Food to Live Organic Unsweetened Wide Flake Coconut
Food to Live Organic Unsweetened Fine Shredded Coconut
365 Organic Milk Chocolate Bars
Tips for Coconut Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies
• Make sure your butter is soft. The best way to soften butter is at room temperature, naturally! So, try to plan ahead and remove butter from the fridge before you plan to make cookies. If you have to microwave it, only do 10 seconds per 1/2 cup intervals, even if you have to do multiple intervals. This prevents it from melting pockets of butter.
• I chopped milk chocolate bars into little chunks because that’s just what I had. But, you could also buy milk chocolate chunks as well.
• I used wide flake coconut inside the cookies, and I sprinkled a little fine shredded coconut on top during the last few minutes of baking. The fine shredded coconut is optional, as I just wanted it to look like that on top. You could omit it completely or you could add it onto the dough balls, but if you do that, it will be toasted since it will bake longer. Totally up to you!
• Be sure to store these in an airtight container so they retain their soft and chewy texture. I also like to keep that in the fridge as it makes them last longer, just let them come to room temperature before eating.
• You can also store these in the freezer for up to a month. Place in an airtight container before freezing.
Why Organic
Why use organic ingredients in this recipe? You all know I’m a huge organic advocate, and I bet you may be thinking sometimes, Why would I even bother to use organic ingredients in something that is so sweet and indulgent? But, that is the exact reason why you should use organic ingredients! Sweet things need to have flavor in order to be good, otherwise they are just sweet and they don’t taste like much else. Organic ingredients are more pure than conventional ones, therefore they actually have more flavor than the non organic options. Say it with me, organic means more flavor! And not just more flavor but a more true and pure flavor. And organic ingredients are much healthier for you to eat in general as they do not contain GMOs or anything artificial. Plus, you are being environmentally friendly when you choose organic ingredients!
So, I highly recommend that you buy the best organic ingredients for this recipe! You can also shop my Amazon Storefront for all my favorite organic ingredients here. Tip – hover over each ingredient to see the name. And if you want to learn more about organic foods and the difference, read my post here on Food Labels and What They Mean.
Ingredients
1/2 cup (113 grams) organic salted butter, softened
85 grams (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) organic cane sugar
85 grams (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) packed organic dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
2 organic large eggs
226 grams (1 2/3 cups plus 2 tablespoons) organic all purpose flour
85 grams (1 cup) organic unsweetened wide flake coconut
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces organic milk chocolate, chopped
Organic unsweetened fine shredded coconut (optional)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter, cane sugar, dark brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until combined and there are no chunks of butter.
- Add the eggs, flour, wide flake coconut, sea salt, and baking soda and mix on low to combine. Add the milk chocolate chunks and mix to combine completely.
- Using your hands, form the dough into 18 balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until the edges are golden brown the cookies are set in the middle. If adding fine shredded coconut, I added this on 2 minutes before they were done. If you add it on before they go into the oven, the coconut will be toasted.
- Allow to cool completely on the baking sheets. Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days.
Notes
- Gluten Free – Replace the all purpose flour with 240 grams (1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon) organic gluten free flour blend.
- High Altitude – Bake at 375°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the cookies are set in the middle.
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