Kathy's Pineapple-Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

BakerNurse's Note:

I took a basic oatmeal cookie recipe and just changed a few things around. Dried pineapple works best. I wanted a cookie without chocolate, but I'm thinking of adding some chips to the next batch - these were a huge hit with my coworkers!!!!

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 41

Yield: 41.0 cookies

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar , firmly packed (I prefer dark brown)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups oatmeal (quick or regular)
• 1 ½ cups chopped dried pineapple
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Whisk together flour, soda, powder and salt; set aside.
3. Cream together butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla - mixing on high until light and fluffy.
4. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, until well combined.
5. Stir in oats, pineapple and coconut.
6. Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, drop dough 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet (I always use a silpat on my baking sheets - you never have burned cookies with one!).
7. Bake 12 minutes on center rack until golden.
8. Remove from oven, cool on sheet for about 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in airtight container.

Reviews

[Singin'Chef]

In an effort to use some languishing pantry items, I ran a half-batch trial of this today. Used unsweetened medium shred coconut that I toasted first, low-sugar dried pineapple, and quick oats. The only change was the addition of a few drops of coconut flavoring. I used my 1 1/2 T. scoop and they needed to stay in the oven a hair over 13 minutes. This makes a rather stiff dough so get your arm ready! DANG! This is one tasty cookie! Good thing (or bad thing?!?) I still have enough pineapple and coconut to make the other half-batch! This would easily move to a gluten-free recipe and I have every intention of trying it out...with a little coconut flour in the mix, too! I hope others have tried this recipe and just forgot to review! THANKS!!