Tropical Chocolate Chip Cookies

By srumbel

from sixsistersstuff

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon rum flavored extract (or you could substitute vanilla extract)
• 2 eggs
• 1 (11 oz) package chocolate chips
• 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine brown sugar, white sugar, softened butter, and extract and beat until creamy. Add eggs and beat until incorporated. Add flour, salt, and baking soda and mix until all combined. Fold in chocolate chips, coconut, and nuts. Roll into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 7-10 minutes (don't over bake!) and remove immediately from cookie sheet and place on wire rack to cool once pulled out of the oven.
Makes about 40 cookies.