Chewy Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

a chewy coconut oatmeal cookie on a black wire cooling rack on top of a dark wood surface

Chewy Coconut Oatmeal Cookies are traditional Australian cookies called Anzac Biscuits. They are so buttery with great texture from the coconut and oatmeal.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Australian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings cookies

Calories 76kcal

Author Meghan

Equipment

parchment paper

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup old fashioned oats
¾ cup shredded sweetened coconut
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup or light corn syrup
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Stir together the flour, sugar, oats, coconut and salt in a large bowl.
1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup old fashioned oats, ¾ cup shredded sweetened coconut, ½ teaspoon salt
Melt butter and syrup in a small saucepan over low heat. Once butter is melted, stir in boiling water and baking soda. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until a dough forms.
½ cup butter, 2 tablespoons boiling water, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon golden syrup or light corn syrup
Drop 2 teaspoon portions of dough at least 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake the cookies until they are starting to turn golden on the edges but still pale in the center, approximately 10 minutes. For a crunchy cookie, increase the baking time from 10 minutes to 14-16 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the cookies to continue to cook on the hot pan for a minute or two, until the center of the cookies look cooked through. Do not overbake or the cookies will be crispy instead of chewy.
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Store between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container at room temperature. These cookies are best the day of baking and a day or two after. After several days, the texture becomes more grainy, dry and crumbly.

Notes

Adapted from AllRecipes.com

Nutritional information is only an estimate and will vary based on your ingredients and substitutions.

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