Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 December 17, 2011 · Updated: 💻November 30, 2017 · 🗨 27 Comments

These Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies are so pretty, festive, and irresistibly tasty. They are a gem of a cookie! With traditional and gluten-free versions.

At this time of the year, the baking aisles at the grocery stores are filled with all kinds of special edition chips, dried fruits, and ingredients not seen at other times. It is one of the busiest aisles and it is always fun to walk through and discover a new ingredient for the holiday baking. In fall, I found Cinnamon Chips and used them in these GF Pumpkin Muffins. I was very pleased when Blogher chose to feature them. You can read about it here.

Cherry Chips

Two weeks ago, I came across yet another ingredient which I could not resist. These Cherry Chips were just calling out to me and I was curious as to their taste. They together with mint chips would be perfect in the White Christmas Cups I made last year. However, this time I have other plans for these ruby beauties.

Quick and Easy Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies

I envisioned a ruby studded white cake with pure white frosting decorated with more of these tiny kisses. Instead, I settled for something simpler and added them to a basic coconut flakes cookie. I really liked the way these Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies turned out. The taste is quite interesting with a hint of maraschino cherries.

The cherry chips are quite sweet and because of that I drastically reduced the sugar in the cookies. I ran out of dried dessicated unsweetened coconut after making the gluten-free version. All I had left in my pantry was dried large unsweetened coconut flakes which I used in the all-purpose version. I actually like them better as the large flakes made the cookies smoother and prettier.

These Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies are so pretty, festive, and irresistibly tasty. They are a gem of a cookie! I hope you will give it a try soon. Otherwise, you may have to wait till next year, unless of course you buy the cherry chips now.

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Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies

These Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies are so pretty, festive, and irresistibly tasty. They are a gem of a cookie and perfect for the holidays!

Author : Linda Ooi

Course : Dessert

Cuisine : American

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings : 18

Calories : 137kcal

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 stick butter (½ cup/115g)
¼ cup sugar (55g)
1 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup cherry chips (120g)
¾ cup unsweetened coconut flakes (45g)

Instructions

Combine flour and baking soda in a medium sized bowl. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add flour and beat till dough comes together**.
Mix in cherry chips and coconut flakes. Form into walnut-sized balls and flatten slightly. Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake in oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly golden. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

Notes

**Do not worry if dough seems to be loose and separate. Continue beating for about 2 to 3 minutes and it will come together to form a soft dough.

Nutrition

Calories: 137kcal

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Gluten-Free Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies

Here are the gluten-free cookies using dried dessicated unsweetened coconut. I would use large coconut flakes next time. It did not affect the taste but the large flakes will give a smoother and prettier cookie.