The Big Cookie Project: Week 41

Island Cookies were very fitting this week. It has rained so much at our house that I feel as though we've been surrounded by water and our house will become an island soon. These cookies also became a little bit more expensive than I had expected. I put all of the chocolate chips, nuts and coconut in a big measuring cup to take a pretty picture and discovered (a tad too late) that some sugar ants had infiltrated the coconut. Greg would have called it "extra protein", but I would never be able to do that, so it all went in the trash and Greg had to make a quick run to the grocery store for the ingredients...a second time.
Here's Take #2, all those add-ins looking extra delicious. Here's the recipe:
ISLAND COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened ****I used crisco, always makes the cookies spread better
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 Nestle Toll House Chocolate Morsels
1 cup flaked coconuts
1 cup chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat butter, sugars, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Add in egg. Gradually stir in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips, coconut and nuts.
3. Drop by spoonful onto baking sheets.
4. Bake for 8 to 11 minutes. Cool on baking sheets and move to wire rack.
***This recipe comes from the Nestle Classic Recipes book, LOVE this book.


Sweet and very "island-y"

Loved all the chocolate chips, my favorite part.

Here's to happy baking, and hoping you don't float away in all the rain. :)