Cookie Recipe: Coconut Scotchies

Coconut Scotchies

Makes: 4 dozen cookies

Preparation Time:15 min

Cooking Time:10 min

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter at medium speed of an electric beater until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating well. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
   
2. Combine flour and soda; add to butter mixture, and beat well. Stir in butterscotch chips and pecans.
   
3. Place coconut in a shallow dish. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into coconut, rolling to coat dough with coconut while shaping dough into balls. Place balls on greased baking sheets. Bake 10 minutes. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.

Credit:This recipe is from The Best of Mr. Food Cookbook Series Oxmoor House, Inc. If you would like more recipes like this, click here.