Happy New Year! We brought in the new year with a relaxing vacation in Kauai. It was Ellie’s first time on the plane and she did great! As nice as it was being on an island for a couple of days, nothing beats sleeping in your own bed.
Nothing also beats baking in your own kitchen and knowing where everything is located. Am I right? 
These cookies are subtle, but not too subtle. My dad loved them the most. He’s a coconut fiend. They’re chewy and strong, meaning they won’t break apart if you stack them or put them in a ziploc bag. I like cookies that can hold their own. I also like that they didn’t have any “chips” in them. There are enough cookies out there with chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, etc. Sometimes, you just want something simple and delicious.
Recipe adapted from AllRecipes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
Directions
- Cream together the butter and both sugars. Stir in the vanilla, coconut extract, and egg.
- Gradually mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
- Stir in the flaked coconut. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spoon balls of dough onto lined baking sheet and bake for 11-12 minutes.
Recipe from 
This recipe is a little different, but they’re just as good as any other cookie. They’re different because they have ingredients that will help promote milk production in breastfeeding moms (that’s me!). I’ve always been curious about lactation cookies and wonder if they really work.
