- ½ cup butter
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ cups toasted desiccated coconut
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugars on a medium speed until smooth and fluffy — about 4 minutes.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat again to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and desiccated coconut.
- Add this to the bowl of the mixer and mix on a low speed until combined into a thick dough.
- Put the dough in the fridge to chill for 1 hour, or in the freezer for about 25 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll the dough into balls with your hands and place them on the baking sheets, allowing enough room for spreading. There should be enough dough for 12 cookies.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just starting to brown around the edges.
- Leave the cookies on the baking sheet for about 15 minutes before using a spatula to transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.