These cookies are easily in my top five favorite cookie recipes. Easily. I love them and they always get raving reviews. One of the reasons I am so loyal to these cookies is that they are surprisingly unique and the texture is unbelievably good. The base of the cookie dough is made from graham cracker crumbs and sweetened condensed milk (and they contain no eggs!). Strange, huh? But it is an amazing combination! The cookies are unbelievably chewy - not just soft, but really, really chewy, and the coconut adds great texture. They are simply fantastic and I love to make them when we need a change from everyday chocolate chip cookies I make all the time. (By the way, have I mentioned I'm on the hunt for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe? I've made probably five different varieties in the last few weeks and I'm bound and determined to find "the one.")
Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies
from Debbie R. via Aunt Marilyn
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 25-30 squares)
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/3 cups coconut
2 cups (1 package) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts, chopped (I usually leave these out due to my husband's preference - the cookies are delicious with or without nuts)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, flour and baking powder. In a large bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk and butter until smooth. Add graham cracker crumb mixture; mix well. Stir in coconut, chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
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I will be trying these for sure! I love your blog by the way. Great recipes! I'm glad I found ya!
:)Thanks,
Rachel
These look great - I love the idea of the graham crackers crumbs. I wonder how they would work without the coconut though? - I just don't like the texture or flavor of coconut.
i find this very interesting and enticing! when i want to splurge, i go to cold stone creamery (are you familiar with it? it's an ice cream place that offers lots of mix-ins) and get the coconut cream pie--vanilla ice cream with coconut and graham cracker crumbs in a chocolate-dipped waffle cone. these cookies sound like a terrific (and more figure-friendly) alternative!! :)
Rachel - thank you! I hope you like the cookies...let me know!
Leigh Anne - I think the cookies would be fine without coconut if you aren't a coconut fan but I would add an additional 1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs to make up for the lost substance. I've never made them that way so if anyone experiments, let me know.
Grace - amen to the love for Coldstone Creamery. I love that place and MUST try the combination you suggested. I can't vouch for these cookies being any more figure-friendly, but they are delicious!
I'm totally a chewy cookie kind of girl. Way better than crispy!!
I also wanted to let you know that I just added one thing to my post about the blackberry pie bars - the crust mixture made my food processor too full. I think I have a pretty standard size, but I just don't want to make a mess of anyone else's kitchen!!
And one more thing - I made your stroganoff earlier this week - YUM!!
These look great!! I LOVE cookies--definetly my favorite dessert! I will have to try these--they are a very unique recipe!
Deborah - thanks for the tip on the Blackberry Pie bars. Would you suggest using something else instead of a food processor? I'll check out your udpated post.
Also, I'm so glad you liked the stroganoff - extra bonus is it is so easy!
Chocolate + Sweetened Condensed Milk = SUPER YUM. Yet another recipe I'll have to try. You amaze me - and you actually make food too!!
Wow, these do sound really different without eggs and WITH graham cracker crumbs. How bizarre!
If you're on the hunt for the perfect CCC recipe, I have one on my RecipeGirl.com site that has gotten rave reviews so you may wish to try it. It's called Secret Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies. Let me know if you try them!
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These sound delicious!
These are awesome and have them in the oven as we speak! DING! That's the timer gotta go and try them out! Thanks a million for sharing!
CIA - SO glad you like these cookies! Thanks for trying them (and if you are like me, now the issue is trying not to eat the whole batch!).
I've made thes cookies for years, they are always better the day after they're baked. I just wish they weren't so hard to get off the cookie sheet. Any suggestions on making this easier?
Anonymous - I use my trusty silpat liners for all my cookies including these ones and I've never had trouble with them sticking - they slide right off. I would suggest silpat liners or parchment paper!
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