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Tropical Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 2 sticks butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 t. vanilla extract
  • 1 t. baking powder
  • 1 t. baking soda
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • 1 t. fresh orange zest
  • 1 t. fresh lemon zest
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2-1/2 cups shredded coconut
  • 1 cup macadamia nuts chopped and toasted
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Cream butter and sugars in mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat together. Add vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, orange and lemon zests and salt. Then add the flour. Mix until well combined. Stir in coconut and macadamia nuts. Mix in oats.
  • Drop on greased cookie sheets, 12 per cookie sheet. I used a cookie scoop that holds a scant tablespoon of dough. Bake cookies 10 - 12 minutes, just until the edges begin to brown. Leave cookies on sheets for 10 minutes to cool, then transfer to cooling racks.
  • Makes 48 cookies.

Notes

Adapted from Food Network