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Brown Butter Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

April 11, 2011 by Joy the Baker 324 Comments

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I think what I need is someone to catch a grenade for me.

… perhaps someone to throw their hand on a blade for me.

Someone to jump in front of a train for me?

Wait.  What?  Clearly I have a problem.  I can not stop listening to this silly song.

… and now I want people catching grenades.  Please.

Actually, no.  All I really need is someone to make cookies for.  … and maybe someone to push a piano around Los Angeles for me.  That would be… odd.

Just listen to the song… most of the words I’ve written will make more sense.

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cookie making

I’ve wanted to make chocolate chip cookies for weeks.  For one reason or another I’ve been dilly-dallying with quinoa and scones and vegan cookies.

None of these things really removed my brain from chocolate chip cookies.

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Yesterday morning I woke up and browned butter.

See?  It’s literally brown.  It smells just as delicious as you might imagine.  The kind of delicious that you want to rub all of your body.  That kind.  The good kind.

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Once the butter was browned, I knew there were chocolate chip cookies in my future.

I just had no idea how dang good they would turn out.  I mean… seriously.  I kinda impressed myself.

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With browned butter and and AAANNNDDD toasted coconut, these cookies have depth.

If I had to use words to describe them (and I do have to), I would say these cookies are:  nutty, toasty, chewy on the inside, crunchy on the outside, studded with dark chocolate, a total high five, and a pat on the back.

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And they don’t bake up super flat.  They have junk in the trunk… thick thighs… you know what I mean.

Make these.  Catch grenades.

Brown Butter Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

makes just over 2 dozen cookies

recipe adapted from this smittenkitchen recipe

Print this Recipe!

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and browned to about 3/4 cup butter

1 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt (depending on how salty you like things)

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

1/4 cup toasted coconut (I used unsweetened, but sweetened will work as well)

1 cup dark chocolate chunks

Place a rack in the center and upper third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.  Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.  On one baking sheet, spread out shredded coconut.  Toast coconut for about 6 minutes, until browned and fragrant.  Remove from the oven, place in a small bowl and let cool.

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  The butter will begin to foam and crackle.  That’s a great sign.  That means that the water is evaporating from the butter.  Once the crackling subsides, keep an eye on the butter.  The butter solids will begin to brown.  You’ll smell the butter as it browns.  Once well browned, immediately remove the butter from the flame and place in a small bowl.  Removing the butter from the pan will ensure that it doesn’t continue to cook and burn in the hot pan.  Allow the butter to cool for a few moments.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, measure granulated and brown sugar.  Add the brown butter and beat together, on medium speed, for about 2 minutes.  The sugar may still look grainy.  That’s ok.

Add the egg and egg yolk and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.  The mixture should become silky smooth.  Add  vanilla extract and beat.

With mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients.  Beat until just incorporated.  Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a spatula to fold in the toasted coconut and chocolate chips.  Dough will be thick.

Cookies can be baked immediately, or the dough can be left in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.

Spoon balls by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown but still slightly soft in the center.  Remove from the oven.  Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Store cookies in an airtight container until you can’t help but eat them all.  Delicious.

 

 

 

 

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  1. Elizabeth

    April 4, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    I tried making these, but my cookies did not spread. Like, at all. ??? Maybe I browned the butter too long? Anybody have any ideas? I think I’m going to tackle these again this Sunday– they look delicious.

    Reply
  2. S

    March 19, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    I loved these! They looked perfect and the texture of the coconut was fantastic. They were ready to come out right at 10minutes, though they weren’t as golden as I had anticipated (when I left them in for longer to golden up a bit, they turned too dry). And unlike one of the bakers above, I actually preferred the way the second batch turned out after having been refrigerated over night. Here are the changes I made:
    1/3 c coconut instead of 1/4 c
    3/4 c sugar instead of 1 c
    Used a combo of bittersweet and semi-sweet choc b/c I didn’t have enough of either

    I did find the batter and cookies a touch crumblier than I’d prefer and I was hoping for more coconut flavor, so in the future I’m going to make these tweaks:
    2 eggs
    3/4 c sugar
    1 1/2 tsp vanilla
    1 1/2 tsp coconut extract
    1/3 c coconut

    Thank you Joy! I have yet to bake one of your recipes and not be utterly in love with the results!

    Reply
  3. Ellen

    February 20, 2012 at 2:47 am

    Hi, I’ve green reading your blog for ages now, and i’ve made some recipes with great success!
    I made these cookies for a New Years Party for the first time, doubled the recipe and made really big cookies. People went crazy over them, I had at least 50 and they were all gone in 15 minutes, tops! :)
    Made them again last night, normal sized, and again they don’t disappoint :). I did decrease the chocolate chips to 2/3 cup, because last time I realized I prefer more dough than chocolate chips. This is my go to favorite recipe! Thank you :)
    And keep writing those great posts, you’re my favorite foodblog to read! :)

    Reply
  4. KWeage@simplebakingmachines

    January 17, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    JTB, you rock my socks off.

    Reply
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