Quick note to share what is, I believe, one of the greatest cookie recipes ever created. Bryan’s nanny made these for us whenever we visited (that is a picture of us all watching her favorite soap opera, years ago.). The only change I make to the recipe is to do a heaping teaspoon of Diamond Crystal kosher salt, and I bake on parchment. I don’t get 7 dozen, more like 4 using about 1.5-2 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Nanny’s are the 4th photo down. The best.
sallyt says:
March 8th, 2023 at 9:25 am
I may make these today – it’s that kind of week. Do you have any weights that you’ve added to the recipe? And do you use the fork method? THANKS!
Tim says:
March 8th, 2023 at 10:04 am
Hi Sally! I do not have weights and definitely use the fork method. You want them pretty flat.
Marlena says:
March 8th, 2023 at 10:59 am
The typed note card! Gah! Perfection.
Louise says:
March 8th, 2023 at 3:53 pm
The note card made me smile. I typed my mom’s recipes on a Smith Corona back when I was a kid. I’ll have to try this recipe. Thanks.
Sarita Spannuth says:
March 11th, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Thanks Tim for sharing this gem! It may be just me but I love reading personal notes in a recipe like “My sifter doesn’t work well, so I don’t bother”. :)
P says:
March 13th, 2023 at 8:55 pm
I haven’t been much inspired lately so I’ve been going through my repertoire which is pretty satisfying too but this sounds very interesting now ! Even more because of the background story ! something about that is very comforting . Now I need to buy coconut asap . Thank you nanny !
P says:
March 23rd, 2023 at 6:50 am
hi Tim! I’m back here because I’ve been thinking about podcasts a lot lately . Do you have any recommendations? food related or not . Anything worth a listen
Carol Gulyas says:
September 11th, 2023 at 6:31 am
Definitely want to try. Is “dessicated coconut” the same as, for example, Baker’s Sweetened Shredded Coconut?
Tim says:
September 11th, 2023 at 7:07 am
Hi Carol! It is not. You want unsweetened shredded coconut. It is usually finely shredded and most of bigger supermarkets around me stock it in the same aisle as the sweetened stuff you’re talking about. It would be way too sweet if you used the Bakers.
Perla says:
September 30th, 2023 at 3:28 pm
I found this great deal on shredded coconut a few days ago in my local grocery store so I had to buy what they had left . Two pounds ! And I’ve been thinking of a good recipe to try . I don’t cook a lot with shredded coconut. So tonight as I was brewing some coffee I thought of this recipe that I wanted to try since you posted it . I’m now waiting for the second batch to coolong on the counter. Haven’t tried them yet as they’re so hot but I bet they will be great with a good coffee. I’m always looking for great recipes and you never disappoint.
I hope you are doing well
Maria Schmitt says:
November 19th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
I finally got around to making these cookies….boy are they delicious!
They baked to perfection and looked beautiful. I followed the recipe.
Even my son in law was impressed. Thank you for all your great recipes and stories!