SEA SALT + COCONUT+ CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!!!! What a fine Thursday to bake up a batch of your favorite version of the cookie pretty much everyone loves.  I promise your coworkers will be stoked when you get involved with this national holiday and bring them the overages. I have a theory that most mixtures of flour, sugar, eggs, baking power, baking soda and vanilla extract will turn out yummy, but to be safe there are tons of easy recipes online available for the "perfect chocolate chip cookie".  Since its been 100 degrees this week in Los Angeles, our daydreams have been filled with splashing around at the beach. To be able to make those dreams a bit more of a reality I had added a little sea salt and coconut to these guys. A little sea salt and a little coconut never hurt nobody.....or cookie.

*bonus: used coconut oil instead of butter, so they are ALMOST healthy!

more+recipe:

Sea salt + Coconut + Chocolate Chip Cookies

What you need:

1/2 cup coconut oil

1 cup +1 TBS brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

1 TBS vanilla extract

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking power

1/4 tsp baking soda

12oz semi sweet chocolate chips

1.5-2 cups shredded coconut

Sea salt flakes

How to:

1. Preheat over at 375 degrees F. Spray a cookie sheet. 

2. In mixing bowl, use a mixer to blend the coconut oil and brown sugar. Once mixed, add in eggs and beat until fluffy. Add in vanilla extract.

3. In a separate bowl, blend flour, baking soda, baking power, and salt with a whisk.

4. Add the flour mix slowly to the coconut oil mixture with a wooden spoon.

5.  With a spoon put small rounds on to the baking sheet. 

6. Bake for about 9 minutes,  until edges brown. . 

7. Remove from oven and let them rest a few minutes on the cookie sheet then move to cooling rack.

8. Once cooled, use a pastry brush to paint a small amount of melted coconut oil to the top of the cookies to hold the sea salt. Sprinkle sea salt flakes over lightly coated cookies.

YUM~ recipe adapted from thewelltraveledwife

so many chips, so little time.

chewy+ soft + browned edges = perfect!