Gluten-Free Coconut Cookies

We often have all the neighbourhood kids playing in our backyard and sometimes they ask for cookies or treats. But one of the kids has a nut allergy so I wanted to try and make a paleo-ish, nut free cookie. I was debating between this coconut cookie recipe and the paleo nut-free not-sugar cookies.

I decided on the coconut cookies. I substituted the sugar for coconut palm sugar, which is brown, so the cookies are darker then the picture from the website. I also tried two different variations. One I tried the exact recipe without the shredded coconut and added chocolate chips. I'm not a huge fan of macaroons, but it would be great to have a gluten-free, nut-free chocolate chip recipe.

They turned out great! I also tried the regular recipe with chocolate chips. They were definitely a favourite over the chocolate-chip-free cookies. Who wouldn't prefer a cookie with chocolate chips anyway? Everything's better with chocolate!  As you can see from the pictures, they don't flatten out at all, so you want to form them into the exact shape you want. The second batch I put in the oven I formed into balls and flattened to look more like traditional cookies.

  

These were really good! The favourites were the ones without the coconut flakes though, so I will have to try a whole batch of those!