2011 Cookie Challenge: White Chocolate Coconut Cookies

These cookies were really pretty good, I made them more bite sized than a full cookie and I think it worked perfectly in this ratio!

Ingredients

1 tsp baking powder (3/4 tsp for high altitudes)

1 tsp baking soda (3/4 tsp for high altitudes)

2 1/4 c all-purpose flour (2 ½ c for high altitudes)

1/2 tsp salt

1 c butter, softened

1/2 c packed light brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 c quick cooking oats

3/4 c shredded coconut flakes

For garnish:

8 ounces white chocolate, melted

3/4 cup toasted, shredded coconut flakes

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the baking powder, baking soda, flour and salt. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy with a hand held electric mixer. Beat in the egg. Add the dry ingredients and beat until just combined. Fold in the oats, vanilla extract and shredded coconut flakes.

Form walnut-sized balls of the mixture and drop 2 inches apart onto parchment paper-lined sheet pans. Bake in a preheated oven for about 10 minutes until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.

When the cookies are cool, dip them halfway into the melted white chocolate and then into the toasted shredded coconut flakes. Set them down onto parchment paper-lined sheet pans to dry completely.