I am usually a chocolate chip girl, but when I saw the recipe for these I immediately knew I just had to make them. (And that I’d love them too.) With a promise of a texture that’s both chewy and crispy and all the coconut flavor your heart could desire, they looked positively irresistible. And they are. They deliver in every way – they’re an easy drop cookie that’s positively scrumptious and a delightful departure from your usual cookie routine.

I love coconut in all sorts of things but I’ve always especially loved the texture it gives baked goods. These cookies have that signature chewy coconut feel that I was looking for, but don’t feel tropical-coconut like so many desserts aim to be when they incorporate it. Instead, they’re chewy and buttery and just sweet enough with a tender interior and a crispy sugar crunch around the edges.

I’m more than a little bit in love with them and part of the reason for that is they’re so easy to make. I save “hassle baking” like frosted layer cakes and rolled cut-out cookies for special occasions, but these are a drop cookie with no chilling time that’s simple enough for your everyday life. That’s my kind of cookie.

It’s just a quick basic cookie dough base (butter, brown and white sugar, flour, eggs, etc) with some flaked coconut stirred in and rolled onto the exterior and then fifteen minutes of baking time. A little sprinkle of demerera sugar adds a little something-something to these – a little crunch to contrast all the coconut chew. They’re definitely a new favorite for me and I can’t imagine that anything is going to knock them out of that position!