Best Moms Coconut Cookies Recipes

CHOCOCONUT CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and coconut. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

MOM'S RANGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a bowl until creamy.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together both amounts of flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix flour mixture into the liquid ingredients.
• Gently mix rolled oats, corn flakes, and coconut into the dough until thoroughly combined.
• Drop the dough by tablespoons onto baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

MOM'S UNCOOKED COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan over medium-low to medium heat.
• Add the evaporated milk, cocoa powder, and sugar to the melted butter. Stir and cook until the mixture comes to a complete boil.
• Cook for one minute.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the vanilla, rolled oats, nuts if using, and coconut. Stir until completely mixed.
• Scoop mixture onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper.
• Let the cookies set until firmed up.

MOM'S DATE-NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar, dates, walnuts, and beaten egg. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil until dates have softened and melted into the mixture, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in rice cereal.
• Place coconut in a shallow bowl.
• Scoop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough and drop them into the coconut, rolling and pressing until coated.

COCONUT OATMEAL COOKIES, MOM'S

Steps:

• 1. Cream sugars and shortening, add vanilla, eggs and oatmeal. Add soda, powder, salt and flour, then coconut. Drop by spoon and bake at 325 degrees 8-10 minutes.

CREAMY PINA COLADA PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine first three ingredients until smooth. Fold in pineapple, coconut and nuts. Divide and pour mixture into prepared crusts. Refrigerate, covered, until firm, at least 4 hours. If desired, serve with additional whipped topping and cherries.

GRANDMOTHER'S OATMEAL COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg one at a time, allowing the first to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next with the vanilla.
• Stir flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Beat into the butter mixture until just incorporated into a dough. Fold oats, crispy rice cereal, and coconut into the dough; mixing just enough to evenly combine.
• Drop cookie dough by teaspoonful onto baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned, 8 to 9 minutes. Cool cookies slightly on baking sheets before moving to cooling racks to cool completely.