Crumbl copycat Coconut White Chocolate Cookies from Lifestyle of a Foodie

Crumbl copycat Coconut White Chocolate Cookies - made dough December 27, 2022 from Lifestyle of a Foodie

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 egg, room temperature

2 teaspoons butter vanilla emulsion or vanilla extract

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup sweetened toasted coconut flakes

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cup sweetened untoasted coconut flakes for rolling the cookies

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla butter emulsion.
2. Add flour, toasted coconut, salt and baking soda; mix until just combined. Fold in white chocolate chips.
3. Portion evenly into 7 large cookie dough balls. Roll in untoasted coconut flakes, flatten into discs 1" thick. Chill for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Evenly space dough discs and bake for 11-12 minutes or until edges are set and middles no longer look raw. Let cookies rest on baking sheets for 20 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

This is a cookie for coconut lovers. I can't remember if I've ever eaten the original Crumbl version of it (likelihood is high) but even if I have, clearly I can't remember what it tastes like so I don't know how true this is to the original.

But the copycat recipes from Lifestyle of a Foodie are consistently pretty good recipes in their own right and this one is no exception.

Coconut and white chocolate pair well with each other, especially in a brown-sugar-based cookie like this. It's a great combination overall, particularly in this recipe.

Roll the dough balls generously in flaked coconut to add to their appearance, texture and chewiness. This is a straightforward cookie to make for anyone who likes coconut.