Archive for November, 2011

Chewy Coconut Cookies


Ingredients:
  • 1 ¼ c. flour (optional: substitute 1/4 C with ground flax)
  • ½ t. baking soda
  • ¼ t. salt
  • ½ c. butter
  • ½ c. sugar (or honey granules)
  • 1/4 c. brown sugar (sucanat)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t. vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 c. flaked coconut

Directions:

  1. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
  2. In separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Beat in the egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  3. Gradually blend the flour mixture into the wet mixture, then stir in the coconut.
  4. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto a baking sheet.
  5. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

from allrecipes.com

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Vanilla Coconut Granola

  • 8 c rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 c shredded coconut
  • 1 c walnuts, broken into fourths
  • 1/3 c sunflower seeds
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/4 c coconut oil
  • 3/4 c honey
  • 1 1/2 t vanilla
  • 2 t cinnamon
  • 1/2 t nutmeg
  • 1/4 t salt
  1. Melt butter and coconut oil in a pan, and add the honey, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  2. In a bowl, stir together the oats, coconut, walnuts, and sunflower seeds.
  3. Add wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
  4. Line two 10 x 15” jelly roll pans with parchment paper.  Spread granola evenly on the pans.
  5. Bake at 300 for 25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Let granola cool.

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