Powered by Mom shares her Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe with Coconut Sugar
We love chocolate chip cookies in our house but the ones we seem to like the most are the ones that are soft and chewy with just a bit of crispiness to them. We like it when they stay soft even after they’ve cooled down. I’ve been using coconut sugar in our daily lives and so I thought it was time to try it out in some baking. I like coconut sugar as it has a lower glycemic index so it shouldn’t spike your blood glucose and insulin like white sugar. I also prefer the taste of coconut sugar hands down over white sugar and as such I use it in my coffee and have been for a few years. Now that said it is still a sugar so like any sugars use in moderation in your daily lives.
Only a portion of the sugar used in this recipe is coconut sugar but we’re testing the waters here, we’re eventually going to try out this recipe using all coconut sugar, once we do I’ll let you know how that goes 🙂 I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (I substituted with coconut sugar) – if you don’t have coconut sugar use all dark brown sugar
- 1 cup packed Demerara sugar (dark brown sugar)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature – I add just a bit more about a tablespoon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract or to taste
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups (about 12 ounces) semisweet or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside.
- In a larger bowl for an electric mixer combine the butter with the Demerara & coconut sugars with the paddle attachment. Start on low and then beat on medium speed until it is well mixed and fluffy.
- On low speed again; add the salt, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until well mixed.
- Add flour mixture; start on low and add it in ¼ - ½ cup at a time (doesn’t matter if it’s exact, just don’t add all the flour at once)
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using either a non-stick baking sheet or you can use parchment paper on a baking sheet (we just used a regular non-stick baking sheet. You can drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 1 inch apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake until it’s a nice golden brown, if you want them crispier you can wait until they are darker but the cookies should remain soft in the middle.
- Baking times vary depending on your oven and size of the sheet. Our first batch took about 12-15 minutes as our cookies were quite big. After that they took about 10 minutes. It could be anywhere from 8-10 minutes again depending on the size.
- Just keep checking on the cookies, you really can’t go wrong, if it’s a golden color you’re good and if you like soft cookies you will love these.
- Remove from oven, and cool on a baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack, and let cool (you may have a hard time waiting for them to cool as they smell so good).
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week but they never last that long in our house.
- Oh so yummy!
Rosie says
These sound so good – I haven’t yet tried coconut sugar, this would be a good one to try it!
Rosie says
I haven’t made chocolate chip cookies in a long time – I’d love to try it with coconut sugar – I love trying new ingredients!!
angela smith says
i’ve never heard of coconut sugar.these cookies sound and look really good.i’ve got to try these
Lisa Williams says
These look delicious! I want to try them. We like coconut but I have never hears of coconut sugar before. I am intrigued now!
lisa says
These are pretty good cookies. Thanks for the recipe. I added walnuts to them.
Katie Ellis says
These cookies look delicious. I love chocolate chip cookies. I have never heard of coconut sugar but it’s great that it is healthier than white sugar. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Tina Bornheimer says
Wow, thanks for sharing this recipe! I have never heard of coconut sugar before! I have heard of coconut flour but not sugar. I can’t wait to find some and give it a try. The cookies look delicious! 🙂
Linda Manns Linneman says
These look so good. Thank you so much for this great recipe. My family will love these
lisa says
I haven’t been able to find that product yet. I’ll have to try a couple different stores. In the meantime, I think I’ll bake some cookies anyways.
Deborah D says
I never heard I’d coconut sugar but I am eager to try these cookies.
Michele Ash says
Thanks so much for the delicious recipe on Chocolate Chip Cookies! I’ve never tried Coconut Sugar before. I read all these comments and recipes made with coconut sugar and coconut flour. The last time I visited the grocery store, I checked for these products. I did find the coconut sugar and it was quite expensive (I thought). I would love to use something other than regular white sugar in my recipes, however, I can’t afford to purchase these items when they are much more costly than the regular. I have found that the no sugar added and the products that are all natural are marked up way high in price than the regular items are! You just may think it would be the other way around! Thanks again for sharing your chocolate chip cookie recipe with all of us! I truly do appreciate it! Thanks again, Michele 🙂
polly says
They look tasty. I have never used coconut sugar before. Sounds interesting.
Debbie Welchert says
I have never tried coconut sugar and this would be a great way to try it. I would love to try it in my coffee too. The cookies look and sound so good. I have to try them.
adrienne z says
would love to try this – I have to see if I can find coconut sugar. Coconut sure is making a comeback!
Andrea Troutman says
I’ve never heard of coconut sugar. I’d like to try this recipe because you said the cookies stay soft.
JIll H says
I have never tried the coconut sugar only raw sugar, I will need to try. Thank you for sharing this.
Sara says
Thows cookies look yummy
lisa says
I’ve never heard of or used coconut sugar. Is it more expensive? I like chocolate chip cookies. If I can find the product, I’d try it.
Barrie says
Looks and sounds so good! Chocolate chips are the favorite cookie here!
Deborah D says
looks delicious
Tamra Phelps says
I’m curious to find out how the coconut sugar works out! I’m diabetic, so anything that lowers the likelihood it will raise my blood sugar is great!
Nicole K says
Those look so good, I love to bake I just made Coffee cake muffins, and a loaf I will be bookmarking this recipe. I’ve never heard of coconut sugar before.