Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies {Giveaway}

My kids love cookies...if they have cake and cookies in front of them they almost always go for the cookies.  I don't bake too many cookies because usually they have so much butter and usually I can't stop myself from munching on them all day.  I saw this recipe on Mmm...is for Mommy and it only used 1/3 cup of butter so I pinned it.

Recently I received a sample of Coconut Oil from Tropical Traditions.

Virgin Coconut Oil, Gold Label - 1 quart

Lately I have been seeing a lot of bloggers using coconut oil in their cooking and baking.  I thought maybe I can use this as a substitute for butter in baking since coconut oil is in a solid state.  At first this seemed weird to me because growing up we always had coconut oil in the house but we kept it in the bathroom and used it on our hair.  The thought of using it in cooking at first seemed odd.  But when I got my sample I saw the texture and colour was very different from the one my mom would keep in the bathroom.

The coconut oil didn't cream with sugar the same way butter does and I was feeling like I made a huge mistake by doing this.  When I was preparing the baking pans the dough was a little crumbly and I had to pack it with my hands.  I believe the crumbly texture is due to the low fat content and not due to the coconut oil.  But the end result was really good.  They baked up fine and Hasan declared them delicious!  They had a mild coconut flavor due to the coconut oil.  These taste best eaten the same day.  After a couple of days they start to harden.

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Adapted from Mmm...is for Mommy

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup quick oats

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/3 cup coconut oil (should be solid)

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar (I had a little less)

1 tsp vanilla bean paste Halal Vanilla Powder or Extract

1 egg

1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Whisk together, flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the coconut oil and beat on med-high speed for 1 minute.  Gradually add the sugars scraping down as necessary.  Increase speed to high and beat for 4-5 minutes, scrapping down the bowl periodically.  Beat in egg and vanilla bean paste.

With the mixer on low, gradually add the flour mixture until just combined.  Gently stir in the chocolate chips.

On a parchment lined baking sheet drop by rounded tablespoons.  The mixture was crumbly so I squeezed together the dough in my hand and placed on prepared baking sheet.  Gently press down to flatten.  I made about 2 dozen cookies.  If you are using a scoop pack the dough into the scoop and then transfer to baking sheet.

Cookies taste best the same day.  Keep in an airtight container.  The longer you keep them, the harder they get.



And now for the giveaway!!!  Tropical Traditions has generously offered to give away 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil to one Chocolate & Chillies reader.  This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and America.  To enter please use the Rafflecopter below.  Once I announce the winner, you will have 48 hours to contact me to claim your prize.

Win 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!

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Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.  If you order by clicking on any of my links and have never ordered from Tropical Traditions in the past, you will receive a free book on Virgin Coconut Oil, and I will receive a discount coupon for referring you.