A deliciously soft-centred coconut cookie recipe that’s covered in a crunchy coating of crushed corn flakes – these cookies never last long in my home!
These cookies are so delicious! I made them on Sunday to freeze for school lunchboxes, but by Tuesday they were all gone – LOL! Next time I will definitely make a double batch.
These coconut cookies have a super soft centre, and a crunchy corn flake outer. It’s a great recipe for using up the crumbs left at the bottom of the cornflake box.
I know we are Australian and we call cookies biscuits, but I feel like biscuits are what I buy in packages from the grocery store. Cookies for me are homemade treats I create for the family.
Coconut Cookie
Prep Time |
Cook Time |
Total Time |
15 mins |
15 mins |
30 mins |

- 125g butter
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour, sifted
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 1/2 cup corn flakes, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C, fan forced.
- Line 2 baking trays with baking paper, a silicone mat, or use a silicone baking tray.
- Cream butter, sugar and vanilla in an electric mixer, until pale and creamy.
- Add egg, mix.
- Add flour and coconut, mix.
- Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls.
- Roll balls in corn flakes to coat and then place on baking tray.
- Bake cookies for 15 minutes or until golden.
- Rest on tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
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This post was originally published on 14th September 2013, it has been updated with new photos.
9 comments
Oooh I love the look of these! Such a clever way to use up any leftover cornflakes too! Thanks! 🙂 Lucy
Just made a batch of these and they are yummo!!
Hello how could we make these in the thermo?
I am going to make these, I have heaps of coconut, not to much sugar as well. Yum yum….thanks Kat
These are a real favourite of mine, Yvonne. Hope you enjoy them.:)
Hi Katrina, thanks for sharing this amazing recipe. I love coconut in general and these cookies have turned out to be so yummy that I gobbled up the entire batch just after making them.
I love coconut too! Very happy to hear that you enjoyed these coconut and corn flake cookies 🙂 Kat x
Hi Katrina, I love your recipes, they are all so simple. You are amazing! There should be more young people like you, a credit to you.
That’s very lovely of you to say Sheryl. Thank you x