Tropical Dried Fruit Choc Chip Cookies With a Crunch

After spotting dried pineapple pieces at the grocery store, I had the idea of baking cookies which were different than the ordinary oatmeal raisin cookie. The rice krispies give them a nice crunch, but they are still chewy and soft with the coconut. Any type of dried fruit can be substituted for the pineapple pieces that I suggest. These cookies are sweet, so you may reduce the amount of sugar used, although I have not tried it. This batter is easily doubled.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 15-20 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1  cup  Rice Krispies
• 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips (more if desired)
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded coconut
• 3⁄4 cup  dried pineapple, cut to size

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2. Combine butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in egg and vanilla; mix well.
4. Sift together flower and baking powder, gradually incorporate into wet mixture.
5. Fold in remaining ingredients.
6. Drop heaping spoonfuls or roll 1 inch balls of batter onto cookie sheet; bake 15 minutes until tops are golden brown.