Coconut Dream Cookies

By gstark

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (see Cook's Note)
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups flaked coconut
• 2 1/2 cups chocolate chips (1cup milk chocolate, 1 cup semi, 1/2 c white cc
• 1 cup dried cherries (put them in a small bowl and snip them in half with kitchen scissors)
• Add some nuts?

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the milk, vanilla and baking soda mixture. Combine the flour, salt and cinnamon and slowly add to the butter mixture. Fold in the coconut, chocolate chips and cherries.

Drop mounds of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until the edges are lightly browned, 10 to 14 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
If you use salted butter, omit the salt in the recipe.