• Crispy Coconut-Oatmeal Cookies

  Filed under Dessert - Cookies
  Jun 4
  
  Last Friday, I was both honored and surprised to be mentioned in the Finest Foodies Friday by Jenn at The Leftover Queen. I was giddy with joy when she mentioned my cookbook project, but then I went over and looked at my list and realized that I still have quite a few cookbooks that I need to work on! (I think the project would have been easier if I could just stop buying cookbooks!) Then I realized that it is already June, and I went over and counted that I still have 25 cookbooks on the list that I need to cook from before the end of the year! And I’m embarrassed to say that there are a few new cookbooks that I haven’t posted to the list yet, so that means I have more than 25 cookbooks that I need to post from.

  The good thing about this is that I have hit several of these cookbooks, but I just haven’t blogged about the recipes yet. So I went through the archives today to find one so that I could cut that list down just a little bit!! This recipe comes from a cookbook that I have had for years – Southern Living All-Time Favorite Cookie Recipes. I have a few cookie cookbooks, but really – can you have too many cookie cookbooks?!? I hate to admit that before this cookie, I had never cooked from this book before. I have looked through it thousands of times, but for some reason, I never got around to cooking from it.

  Cookies are such a great thing. Feeling like something sweet but don’t want to spend hours on an elaborate dessert? Need something portable that can be packaged up for lunches? Needless to say, we really like cookies at our house. Well, one of those cookie cravings hit one night, but I didn’t want to have to go to the store for any ingredients. I debated over a few different cookies, but decided to make these crispy coconut-oatmeal cookies because they sounded a little different and I had everything on hand.

  These are a different cookie. Although I usually prefer soft and chewy cookies, these are more on the crisp side. The “crispy” comes from the fact that they have crisp rice cereal – aka Rice Krispies – in them. As if you didn’t already know, I love coconut, so these sounded like a real winner. And they were!! I can’t say that they were the best cookie I have ever made, but we had eaten them all in no time flat!!

  Another cookbook down – which one to hit next??

  Crispy Coconut-Oatmeal Cookies
  adapted from Southern Living All-Time Favorite Cookies

  Makes approx. 7 dozen

  1 cup butter
  1 cup sugar
  1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  2 large eggs
  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  2 cups all-purpose flour
  1 teaspoon baking soda
  1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  2 cups regular oats (uncooked)
  2 cups crisp rice cereal
  1 cup flaked coconut

  Preheat oven to 350F.

  Beat the butter, sugar and brown sugar at medium speed in an electric blender until blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.

  Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to the creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in oats, cereal and coconut.

  Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork or the bottom of a glass. Bake for 12 minutes or until done.

  Transfer to wire racks to cool.

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  39 Comments

39 Responses to “Crispy Coconut-Oatmeal Cookies”

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   Kelly-Jane said on June 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

   You are doing really well with your cookbook project – it’s great!

   I could just eat one of those fab cookies right now

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   Katerina said on June 4th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

   It’s funny I saw that over at the Leftover Queen and even though I read you all the time I didn’t know about your cookbook project!! Very cool.

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   eatme_delicious said on June 4th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

   I agree, you can NEVER have too many cookie cookbooks! Now I’m going to have to add this one to the list. The cookies look delicious. I wonder how they compare to the other chocolate oatmeal coconut cookies you posted about before (and made). I love the combination of coconut and oatmeal.

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   *hannah* said on June 4th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

   Hi, my name is hannah. I am 17 and in the last year have gained a love for cooking and baking. I have just recently spotted your blog and I have alot of fun looking at it. I just made a blog and am very new to all of this. If you have any suggestions or comments I would greatly appreciate them. Thanks!

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   Maria said on June 4th, 2008 at 6:25 pm

   Deborah these Coconut Oatmeal Cookies look really delish!

   Maria
   x

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   glamah16 said on June 4th, 2008 at 6:31 pm

   Yummm. I just made a batch. I was reading in Gourmet about there new cookbook club.It resulted from the reciept of all these cookbooks to review, etc. It sounds interesting . Check it out.

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   Joy the Baker said on June 4th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

   I haven’t been here in so long! Shame on me! Everything is looking just lovely. I’m usually more of a soft cookie girl, but I’m also such a sucker for coconut. These look extra yummy! Everything looks yummy!

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   Gabi said on June 4th, 2008 at 8:22 pm

   You had me at Oatmeal cookies- the crispy and the coconut and just extras!

   BTW- I’ve passed an award on to you- you absolutely deserve it xoxo

   Here’s the link:
   http://www.thefeastwithin.com/2008/06/04/the-year-of-blogging-deliciously/

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   Ann said on June 4th, 2008 at 9:33 pm

   Oooooh, these look good….and maybe even a touch healthy…

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    bakeorbreak said on June 4th, 2008 at 10:09 pm

    These look delicious! I think I have that cookbook, so I’ll have to flag it for later.

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    kat said on June 4th, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    that sounds like a wonderful cookie!

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    Elle said on June 5th, 2008 at 12:41 am

    oh, nice combination! These look and sound really good! I love coconut but hardly ever use it in cookies. Need to do something about that.

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    Peabody said on June 5th, 2008 at 12:52 am

    Perfect for an afternoon snack.

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    Shandy said on June 5th, 2008 at 1:35 am

    I am so with you! I can never pass up a good cookie cookbook. The problem is finding the time to figure out which cookie will be the “one” to try out of the whole cookbook. Your choice looks yummy!

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    Melanie said on June 5th, 2008 at 4:19 am

    Yum, I think a good crisp cookie is great to change things up now and again. These look wonderful!

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    Gigi said on June 5th, 2008 at 6:09 am

    This cookies has everything I love! Yummy!

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    Emiline said on June 5th, 2008 at 7:07 am

    I think the rice crispies would make these really tasty. It’s like a rice crispy treat meets a cookie.

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    Grace said on June 5th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    your recognition is totally deserved, and these cookies are absolutely kickin’. i can only eat so many macaroons before i need another vehicle for coconut consumption, and this would do nicely. plus, cereal has vitamins sprayed onto it, so these’re healthy cookies to boot.

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    Dhanggit said on June 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    hi Barbara, i read regularly your blog and the truth is, i love so much this project of yours, i mean the cookbook thing. I am even planning to do the same thing with all the great french cookbook that i have..i’ll see how i’ll get on with it

    btw, this crispy coconut oatmeal cookies sounds a great partner with hot chocolate

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    Suzana said on June 5th, 2008 at 10:55 am

    I love your cookbook project! Those crispy cookies look like my thing. Just perfect!

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    Dana McCauley said on June 5th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    Such pressure! May I suggest that you throw a party and cook each item to be served from a different book? You can easily cover off 5 books at a time that way.

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    Jenny said on June 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Oh these cookies look terrific Deborah! I love Southern Living recipes.

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    Krysta said on June 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    Anything with coconut is good. There is never too many recipes for cookies or cocconut cookies in my book.

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    Patricia Scarpin said on June 5th, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Deb, one just can’t have too many cookie recipes – one more for me to try!

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    Amanda at Little Foodies said on June 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    Your blog is eating my comments. I
    Any clues? I promise I’ve been polite and well mannered at all times.

    These look delicious by the way.

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    JennDZ - The Leftover Queen said on June 5th, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Wow, these look scrumptious, Deborah! I’ll have one please! I think you are doing better than many of us who suffer with this disease – the need of cookbooks!

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    Sara said on June 5th, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    Cookies look great. Adding the rice cereal is a great idea.s

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    Steph said on June 5th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    Yum, these cookies sound amazingly delicious! I love oatmeal cookies, so yummy!

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    Bellini Valli said on June 5th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    Perfect…so far you have gone through quite a few recipes in your cookbook project.

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    Kevin said on June 5th, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    Those cookies look so good! I like the sound of adding crisp rice cereal to make the cookies crisp!

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    KJ said on June 6th, 2008 at 9:49 am

    These look great. I love coconut in biscuits. You are doing really well with your cookbook project. If you cover off one a week, you are well on track.

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    Stef said on June 6th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    I love how the cookies have rice krispees in them. Sounds tasty! I love rice krispees. Though, I’ve been a bit annoyed recently that they stopped selling organic rice krispees at my supermarket. However, organic or not, the cookies look awesome!

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    Susan from Food Blogga said on June 6th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    Oatmeal and coconut in the same cookie? Bring ‘em on!

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    Renee said on June 6th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    You’ve been tagged!

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    Dana said on June 6th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    Coconut and oats are two of my favorite ingredients — I love them in ANYTHING! And I bet I’d love these cookies.

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    Rosie said on June 9th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    Great looking cookies and congrats for the mention by Jenn

    You are doing really great with your cookbook project and I’m an avid reader

    Rosie x

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    Aggie said on June 10th, 2008 at 12:40 am

    I am going to have to make these this week! They look so good!

    I too have a cookbook addiction, looking through all of yours makes me want to go get a new one. I think I am going to have to get the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day one…you sold me.

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    Aggie said on July 30th, 2008 at 1:22 am

    Hi Deborah! I made these not long ago and they were so good! Would you mind if I post them on my blog with a link?

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    Anonymous said on October 28th, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    I make these cookies for our farmers market and they sell out everytime, outselling chocolate chip cookies. Thanks for a great recipe!

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