Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by Lovely Little Kitchen
Equipment
Baking Sheet
Small Saucepan
Ingredients
1cupold-fashioned oats
1cupflour
¾cupsweetened coconut flakes
½cupwhite sugar
½cupbrown sugar
1tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
½cupunsalted butter
2tbsplight corn syrup
1largeegg, room temperature
1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix together the oats, flour, sweetened coconut, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl until well combined.
Melt the butter and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil for 1 minute then remove from heat.
Slowly drizzle the butter mixture into the oat mixture then mix with a rubber spatula until combined. The mixture will be crumbly.
Whisk together the egg and vanilla in a small bowl until well combined. Drizzle the mixture into the oat mixture and mix until the dough comes together.
Scoop tablespoon sized balls, and place them on the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown and crisp around the edges.
Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack. Enjoy.