Tropical Chocolate Chip Cookies

As I was saying in my Tropical Traditions Product Review post that can be seen here... Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies-but sometimes they can get a little boring! (shh... don't tell my mother - aka the queen of chocolate chip cookies that I said that!) I decided to jazz up my mother's famous chocolate chip cookie recipe but giving it a little hint of the islands :) 

I don't know about you but I love summer-and everything that goes along with it! Sun, sand, surf (ok...I live in the Midwest and don't see much sand or surf-but it's still fun to dream!) I especially love summery foods... grilling, cold drinks, and sweet treats! This cookie recipe is what happens when Mr. Chocolate Chip Cookie decides to take a vacation to Honolulu!

Ingredients (Makes over 7 dozen cookies) :

-2 cups coconut oil

-1 cup white sugar

-2 cups brown sugar

-4 eggs

-2 tsp. baking soda

-1 1/2 tsp. salt

-2 tsp. vanilla

-1 cup chocolate chips

-1 cup coconut flakes (optional-but very delicious!)

-6 cups flour (can use whole wheat pastry flour)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350* 

2. Mix all ingredients (except flour and chocolate chips) in a large mixer

3. Slowly add flour and chips

4. Place teaspoon size dough balls onto a greased cookie sheet

5. Bake around 10 minutes (cookies should not be browned at all!)

Soft, chewy, moist, sun-kissed goodness!

Mmm! Just when I thought nothing could beat a chocolate chip cookie this little tropical treat comes along!

Be sure to sign up for my contest to win some Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil here!