Perfectly soft, chewy dark chocolate chip cookies… made with coconut oil for a little extra deliciousness. 🙂
Can I let you in on a secret? I don’t really like making cookies. In fact, I find it kind of… tedious nowadays. I feel bad saying that, because I have such great memories baking cookies throughout the years with my mom, sister, and grandma, with friends and roommates, even with Ben. I think it might be more enjoyable with someone else, so you can share the measuring and mixing, scooping and rolling, and even the cleaning if you’re lucky. But when you do it all alone, it’s ALL on you. It’s not that making the dough or rolling it out or baking it is hard exactly, but it’s a constant dance of getting everything in the oven and cooked the perfect amount without burning anything, then waiting for the cookie sheets to cool before putting more dough on. On and on it goes. So much work!
That being said, I find it funny that so many people would rather bake cookies over anything else. I’m happy to make muffins or cake or pie or cookie bars any day but asking me to bake [and/or GASP decorate] a bunch of cookies for something makes me freak out. Weird, I know. I will never be that person showing up at a bake sale with impeccably decorated cookies. Oh well.
You might think it’s strange that I’m rambling on about how I don’t really like making cookies… while I’m sharing a COOKIE RECIPE. Geeze, not good endorsement there. Ha! And yes, maybe that is a bit weird. But truthfully, these cookies are worth the trouble and the fuss! They’re worth every bit of that measuring and scooping and rolling and tedious baking process. They’re soft and chewy, with just a hint of coconut goodness, especially when freshly baked. Plus, if you don’t want to bake all the cookies at once, you can freeze the dough balls and pop them out to bake on a random Thursday afternoon for no good reason at all. Something fun to pull out of the freezer, me thinks. 🙂 I hope you love ’em as much as I do!
one year ago: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
two years ago: Peanut Butter Apple Oatmeal Cookies
three years ago: 30 Minute Chicken Tortilla Soup
four years ago: Pumpkin Biscuits
five years ago: Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles
Coconut Oil Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
from Leelalicious
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, at room temperature [consistency of softened butter]
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or coconut extract
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions:
With a mixer, cream together coconut oil, sugars, egg, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy–about 3 minutes. Add flour, cornstarch, and baking soda, mixing until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Roll dough into balls–about 32 small balls or 16 larger balls. When chilled, dough will be hard to roll so do this first! Then place on a baking sheet or plate, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. At this point, you can either bake the cookies or freeze for later.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place dough on a lined baking sheet [with a silpat or parchment paper], then bake for 9-10 minutes until edges are just set. Do not overbake! Cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container or enjoy right away!
The Pajama Chef 
I’m the same way when it comes to making cookies! I’d rather make cookie bars, but I’d make an exception with these incredible sounding cookies!
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thank you, jessica! 🙂
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These look fantastic! I am absolutely the same about cookies – if you look on my blog, you’ll see that I rarely make them anymore, because they’re so much work! I’d much rather make cookie bars (which I adore, because so easy!) or a cake/pie or brownies. That being said, these look amazing — so now I’m thinking that maybe it IS time to get bake into cookie-baking. =)
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thanks, amy! i completely agree… cake or pies have so many more steps but it’s so satisfying to put ONE item in the oven and let it bake away rather than going through pan after pan of cookies. 🙂 once in awhile though, a cookie or two just sounds so good 🙂
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OMG I can so go for some of these cookies right now!! Look so good!!
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thank you!
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