Description
Homemade coconut pecan cookies blend Caribbean sweetness with Southern nutty richness. Crisp edges and chewy centers promise delightful indulgence you’ll savor with each memorable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter
- ½ cup (46 g) toasted pecans, roughly chopped
- ½ cup (60 g) shredded coconut
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Butter Preparation: Melt butter and chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes until slightly solidified and cooled.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Thoroughly combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl, ensuring uniform distribution.
- Sugar and Butter Fusion: Vigorously blend cooled melted butter with light brown and granulated sugars until achieving a smooth, creamy consistency.
- Moisture Incorporation: Whisk egg and vanilla extract into sugar mixture until silky and completely homogeneous.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, minimizing stirring to maintain tender texture, then delicately integrate shredded coconut and toasted pecans for even flavor distribution.
- Flavor Development: Refrigerate cookie dough for 30 minutes to enhance taste and prevent excessive spreading during baking.
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 375°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal cookie release and easy removal.
- Portioning and Baking: Use medium cookie scoop to create uniform dough balls, spacing them 3 inches apart on prepared sheet, then bake for 9-11 minutes until edges turn lightly golden and centers set.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, transfer to cooling rack, and serve at room temperature for maximum enjoyment.
Notes
- Chill Strategically: Refrigerate butter and dough to control cookie spread and intensify flavor complexity.
- Minimize Mixing: Stir dry ingredients gently to prevent tough, dense cookies with overmixed gluten development.
- Toast Nuts Carefully: Enhance pecan flavor by lightly toasting before adding to dough, releasing deeper nutty undertones.
- Shape with Precision: Use a cookie scoop for consistent size and consider reshaping immediately after baking for perfect circular edges.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 9-11 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 92 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg