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Sharon’s Grown-Up Chocolate Coconut Sprinkle Cookies

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Sharon’s Grown-Up Chocolate Coconut Sprinkle Cookies
 
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These are a riff on a Mounds Bar, sprinkles optional but highly recommended.
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Serves: Makes 30
Ingredients
  • 1 bag (14 ounces) sweetened, flake coconut (about 4 lightly packed cups)
  • 1 cup (from a 14-ounce can) sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Scant ¼ cup roasted whole almonds
  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Instructions
  1. Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper positions and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 1 large baking sheets with silpats or vegetable cooking spray-coated parchment. Mix coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Using a 2-tablespoon measuring cup (a standard coffee scoop works well) drop coconut mixture onto baking sheets; press an almond into each mound. Bake until golden brown and cooked through, 12 to 14 minutes, switching positions of sheets and turning them around after 7 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack; cool to room temperature.
  2. When ready to drizzle, heat chocolate and vegetable oil in the microwave on high power until chocolate just melts, about 1 minute; whisk to combine. Drizzle cookies with chocolate and let cool on silpat or parchment until set, about 30 minutes. (Can be stored in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.)

 

About Sharon Damelio

I love to cook and to write–both of which I learned at my parents’ elbows. After graduating from college, I worked at Fine Cooking magazine as the Assistant Web Editor. After two glorious years there, I returned to graduate school and now work at WhyHunger, an NYC-based nonprofit that is building a movement to end hunger and increase access to fresh, nutritious food. In the kitchen, I fancy myself the culinary version of an armchair-traveler, but I’m also a devoted baker. Some days, when work is overwhelming and the world seems bleak, methodically creating a batch of bread, cookies, or scones is all the relaxation I need.

6 Comments

  1. Dana says

    Sharon, you sound just like me with the craziness before the guests arrive!! It’s not that I’m stressed, just trying to get everything accomplished with no make-up and wet hair!!! But like you said, it all gets done and a good time is had by all!

  4. Pam says

    Good catch, Nancy. They’re pressed into the coconut mounds before baking. I’ve fixed the recipe. You wanna be our copy editor?!

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