Carob Coconut Pecan Cookies Recipes

COCONUT-PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium-low heat. Toast coconut flakes and pecans in batches until lightly browned and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cream butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla extract. Beat to combine.
• Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl. Add to butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in toasted pecans and coconut.
• Place scoops of dough on the prepared baking sheet using a 1 1/2-tablespoon spring-hinged scoop.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Carefully remove from baking sheet and transfer to a cooling rack.

CAROB-COCONUT-PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut, sugar and salt.
• In a separate bowl, combine the maple syrup, extracts, and oil, then stir in the carob chips and tasted pecans.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir just until they're well combined (don't overmix!).
• Spoon the batter onto a nonstick or parchment paper-lined sheet, flattening each just a little. Bake for 9-12 minutes, until lightly golden (any longer and you risk drying them out). Let cool for about 1 minute on the sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Note: I always use the spelt flour, but Zaar doesn't recognize it so I put the white flour as the first option for nutritional accuracy. I put regular salt rather than sea salt for the same reason.

COCONUT PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and both sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Mix together with flour, salt, baking powder, and soda.
• Add coconut flakes and pecans.
• Roll into balls and (flatten for thinner) place apart on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Makes 48 large cookies.

PECAN COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat shortening, butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in another bowl until smooth. Beat eggs into butter mixture one at a time, adding coconut extract and vanilla extract with the last egg. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture and fold in coconut, pecans, semisweet chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips.
• Scoop up dough by spoonfuls and roll into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten dough balls slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

COCONUT PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES WITH CARAMEL FILLING

Steps:

• To make the shortbread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place coconut on a baking sheet, and toast until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring halfway through. Transfer the coconut to a cutting board, and finely chop. Transfer to a bowl; set aside.
• Spread the pecans on the baking pan, and toast until fragrant and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes, rotating pan halfway through. Transfer the pecans to a cutting board, and finely chop. Add to bowl with the coconut.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract, flour, and salt; beat to combine. Stir in coconut and pecans.
• Form the dough into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Transfer to refrigerator, and chill until firm, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/4-inch-thick. Using a 2 1/4-inch fluted pastry cutter, cut out 68 rounds. Place the rounds, spaced 1 inch apart, on the prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate dough 5 to 10 minutes. Using a 3/4-inch round aspic cutter, or the large end of a pastry tip, cut out and discard the centers from 34 cookies, making top halves.
• Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes, rotating baking sheets halfway through baking time. Transfer cookies to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container, at room temperature until ready to use
• To make the filling: Place the sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a small saucepan. Set over medium-high heat, and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, and cook until dark amber in color, about 5 minutes. Use a pastry brush, dipped in water, to wash down sides of pan to prevent crystallization as the mixture boils. Remove saucepan from the heat, and gradually whisk in the cream and butter. Transfer to a medium bowl, and let cool.
• To assemble the cookies: Spoon or pipe about 1/2 teaspoon caramel in the center of each of the bottom halves, and sandwich both halves together. Drizzle remaining caramel over the tops of the cookies. Let the caramel set at least 2 hours, and up to overnight.

PECAN-CHOCOLATE CHIP COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat first four ingredients until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and coconut., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Top each with a pecan half., Bake until lightly browned, 9-11 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.