Coconut, Cookie Recipes

Chocolate-coconut cookies inspired by Almond Joy candy bars with sweetened condensed milk and whole almond garnish. No-fuss drop cookies ready in 12 minutes.

Coconut macaroons with crushed pineapple, toasted almonds, and sweetened condensed milk. Tropical, chewy drop cookies with a hint of lemon zest and almond extract.

Chewy coconut almond macaroons made with homemade almond paste, ground coconut, and egg whites. Naturally gluten-free, crisp on the outside, soft in the middle. Makes 3 to 4 dozen.

Teem gok: deep-fried wonton cookies filled with dried fruit, coconut, almonds, and brown sugar. Crispy Chinese dessert wontons golden-fried in minutes.

Amaretto cookies fold flaked coconut, chopped almonds, and amaretto liqueur into a stiff egg white meringue base. Crisp-outside, chewy-inside macaroon-style drops with a grown-up almond-liqueur backbone.

No-bake Oriental chews made with toasted chow mein noodles and coconut mixed into melted chocolate and butterscotch chips with slivered almonds. Crunchy, chewy, and sweet, these set on wax paper in minutes.

Buttery shortbread bars layered with tart raspberry jam, crowned with glossy meringue studded with toasted almonds and coconut shreds.

No-bake marshmallow candy balls with ground candied cherries and blanched almonds rolled in shredded coconut. A vintage Christmas-tin confection that's chewy, sweet, and oven-free.

Apricot almond chewies are no-bake bites that bind dried apricots, toasted slivered almonds, and shredded coconut with sweetened condensed milk. Refrigerator cookies, no oven required.