Coconut Pecan Cookies

Name: Coconut Pecan Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 78 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk; 2/3 cup sugar; 1/4 cup butter, cubed (no substitutes); 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 24 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided; 1/4 cup flaked coconut

Submitted by Courtly

"golden brown cookies with chocolate chips and coconut and a yummy pecan chocolate frosting"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 78

ingredients

1 egg, lightly beaten
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
²⁄₃ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ cup butter, cubed (no substitutes)
1 ¹⁄₃ cups flaked coconut
¹⁄₂ cup chopped pecans
Cookie Dough
1 cup butter, softened
³⁄₄ cup sugar
³⁄₄ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
24 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
¹⁄₄ cup flaked coconut

directions

For frosting, in a saucepan, combine the egg, milk, sugar and butter.
Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes or until slightly thickened and mixture reaches 160.
Stir in coconut and pecans.
Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Stir in 2 Celsius chips and coconut.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
In a microwave, melt the remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
Frost cooled cookies, then drizzle with melted chocolate.

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Reviews

I found this recipe in the Taste of Home Christmas Cookies and Candies book for 2009. I was unable to get the frosting to turn out; no matter how much I tempered the egg, it would still cook!! I ended up adding the about 1 cup coconut, all of the chocolate chips, and a handful of pecans to the dough itself and didn't use a frosting. It was still yummy!

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