Outrageous Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies Or Cookie Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips or 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant coconut cream pudding mix
• 1 (7 ounce) bag sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup milk (if making cake)
• 1 (16 ounce) can whipped vanilla frosting (if making cake)
• candy sprinkles, for decoration (if making cake) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cream together the butter, sugars, pudding mix, vanilla, egg, and milk (if making cake).
• 3 in a separate, larger bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 4 pour the wet mixture from step 1 onto the flour mixture and combine until blended, using your hands if necessary.
• 5 mix in the shredded coconut and chocolate chips.
• 6 for cookies: drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• 7 for cookie cake: press into a lightly greased 13x9" pan. it might be a thicker layer than the usual cookie cake.
• 8 bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned. the cookie cake may need a few minutes more.
• 9 if making cookie cake, spread on that can of frosting and add sprinkles!