Chocolate-Filled Coconut Cookies

A soft, moist cookie that kind of tastes like macaroons but has an extra kick because of the chocolate filling. It doesn't have a very strong coconut taste, but just enough to fulfill your coconut cravings! It's definitely a cookie worth making again. The recipe is from the book (which I've used for other recipes that I've previously posted on my blog) Cookies: 1,001 Mouthwatering Recipes From Around The World.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 3 tbsp shredded coconut 

For choc filling:

• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

  

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F; set out two cookie sheets; sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.

2. Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed until creamy; add the egg, beating until just blended. 

3. Mix in the dry ingredients; place the coconut in a bowl; roll teaspoons of the dough in the coconut and place 1 inch apart on the cookie sheets 

4. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until lightly browned, rotating the sheets halfway through for even baking. Transfer to racks to cool. 

 

5. Chocolate filling: Beat the icing sugar and melted butter in a bowl; mix in the cocoa powder; stick the cookies together in pairs with the chocolate filling.