Coconut Sugar Cookies Recipe » LeelaLicious (2024)

These amazing chewy Coconut Sugar Cookies are made without refined sugar. What's more, they are crisp on the edges with wonderfully chewy centers.

About These Coconut Sugar Cookies

These wonderful chewy Coconut Sugar Cookies are an adaption of my Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies. Those are some of the best cookies I have ever made and many of you who have already made a batch, agree.

Crisp edges with perfectly chewy centers are the stuff my cookie dreams are made of. And this new version has the same qualities.

The original recipe uses a mix of white and brown sugar. However, I wanted to see if I could eliminate refined sugar and use only coconut sugar in this recipe. Well, the cookies came out amazing with a deep, rich caramel and molasses-like flavor notes.

What is Coconut Sugar?

Coconut sugar, also called coconut palm sugar, is made from the buds of the coconut palm tree. The flower buds are 'tapped' and the emerging liquid, the sap, gets processed into coconut sugar.

Coconut sugar has a rich caramel-like taste that adds another layer of flavor depth to the cookies. When we still lived in Canada, Konrad took some of these to work and one co-worker exclaimed those were the BEST cookies he had ever tasted!

I believe that the use of coconut oil and cornstarch are key for the crisp edges and chewy-center goodness. In addition, I added chunks of dark chocolate to some (because I love it so much), but they are also great without.

I also tried replacing all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour but the results didn't impress me very much. Whole grain flour seems to work better with recipes with stronger flavors like my spelt flour double chocolate cookies.

How to Make Coconut Sugar Cookies

The process of making these cookies is quite similar to making other cookies, except that it contains coconut oil rather than butter and coconut sugar instead of white or brown sugar.

To begin making them, you start with beating in a bowl the coconut oil with the coconut sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Then, you add the dry ingredients including the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt to the wet mixture, and mix it just until combined.

For this, you could use an electric mixer if you like, but a wooden spoon or whisk would work just fine as well. If you find that the cookie dough is a little too thin, you can feel free to add another tablespoon or two of flour to reach the desired consistency. Then, you can fold some dark chocolate chunks into the dough if you would like a chocolate chip cookie rather than a plain cookie. Of course you can also use other add-ins like nuts, sprinkles, dried fruit, and more to switch up the flavor if these coconut sugar cookies.

Then, to shape the cookies, you can scoop them with a tablespoon or use a similar-sized cookie scoop, before placing them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. If desired, you can press a few chocolate chunks in the tops of each cookie to make them look extra attractive. Then, they just need to bake for 8 to 10 minutes before allowing them to cool and storing them in an airtight container until you are ready to serve them.

How to Store the Cookies

After the cookies have cooled, you can store them in an airtight container on the counter for up to a week. Freeze them airtight to keep fresh for longer (1-3 months).

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