These chewy chocolate chip cookies have a sweet twist with coconut.

The coconut adds a chewy texture and nutty flavor, and contrasts perfectly with the sweetness of the chocolate.

The edges are alluringly crispy, and the center is melt-in-your-mouth chewy.

Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies on the cooling rack to serve

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Bake the cookie dough from frozen, adding a few more minutes to bake them through.

These are a great place to start:

Ingredients

1cup(8 oz.

Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies ingredients

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Cover remaining dough with plastic wrap, and store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Bake cookies:

Place baking sheets in oven on top third and lower third positions.

Let cookies cool on baking sheets 5 minutes; transfer cookies to a wire rack.

Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cokoies on a plate to serve with glasses of milk

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Let cookie sheets cool about 5 minutes.

Repeat process with remaining dough.

Let cookies cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies lining the baking sheets with parchment paper

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Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies beating together the butter and sugar

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Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies adding the eggs and vanilla

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Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies adding the flour mixture to the dough

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Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies adding the chocolate chips and coconut

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Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies scooping the dough onto the baking sheets

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Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies after baking on the pan

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