Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 toast coconut in a medium skillet over low heat, until light brown.
• 2 let cool.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°.
• 4 in large bowl or mixer, on low speed, mix all ingredients (except chocolate chips) together (with the shortening being soft, it mixes easily and does not have to be creamed first).
• 5 stir in chocolate chips.
• 6 drop level 1/4 cups dough, about 2-inches apart, on ungreased cookie sheet, pressing dough lightly to form rounds.
• 7 bake 15-20 minutes or until golden.
• 8 let cool a couple of minutes. transfer cookies to cooling rack to finish cooling.