Coconut Pistachio Cookies Recipe: Crunchy & Chewy!

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.33 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 egg egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup chopped pistachios, or more to taste
• 0.5 cup coconut flakes, or more to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the white sugar, brown sugar, shortening, butter, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract using an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
3. In a separate large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Stir in the pistachios and coconut flakes until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
4. Drop rounded spoonfuls of cookie dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly golden brown, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 135 kcal
• Fat Content: 6 g
• Fiber Content: 1 g
• Sugar Content: 9 g
• Sodium Content: 80 mg
• Protein Content: 2 g
• Cholesterol Content: 12 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 18 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g