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Honey Coconut Cookies

Honey Coconut Cookies

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Servings 20

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ¾ cup shredded coconut
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon of allspice
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup (you can use more honey if you don't have maple)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon boiling water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 325.
  • Combine all of the dry ingredients (flour, brown sugar, oats, coconut, salt, spices) EXCEPT for the baking soda, whisk until everything is well combined.
  • In a small pot (or your microwave, see notes), heat the butter, honey, and maple syrup until the butter is completely melted and all ingredients are well combined.
  • Now add the boiling water to the baking soda, and stir until the baking soda dissolves. Pour the baking water/soda mixture into the melted butter and stir.
  • Now pour the butter into the dry ingredients and mix. The dough will be wet, but crumbly.
  • Press together the dough, into little 1 inch sized balls, and place them on a 1-2 cookie sheets, lined with a baking matt or parchment. Once all the dough is on the cookie sheet, gently press them down to flatten them a little.
  • Put the cookies in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are golden brown.
  • When you take the cookies out of the oven, they will feel incredibly (and look) soft, don't worry, after they completely cool, they will harden up.
  • Once the cookies are cool, put them in an air tight container (if you don't gobble them up on the spot)

Notes

I don't have a microwave, but if you have one (most people do) instead of using a pot to melt the butter/honey/maple syrup you can use your microwave. Zap the butter mixture for 30 seconds at a time, until everything is melted and well combined!
True confession time, I was GOING to use 3 tablespoons of honey, but ran out. So I added 1 tablespoon of maple syrup instead. It was wonderful :D
Note, once completely cooled, these cookies are generally crispy and have an exceptional crunch to them. If you want softer cookies, cook them for about 10 minutes. If you like extra crispy cookies, go for about 12 minutes or so.