Coconut M&M Cookies

ByBluebonnet Baker
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On Saturday, my nephew David turns 5. Five years ago, my husband and I had just disembarked from a cruise ship, and barely made it through customs (where cell phones are not allowed) when my phone began to ring. I answered it to hear both my mother's tears, and Davey's first cries too. There I stood, in the middle of a sidewalk at New York City's cruise pier, crying my eyes out.

Four months later, I met Davey for the first time. We gathered at Canyon Lake, Texas, a place that my sister and I spent the majority of our childhood summers, spring breaks, and long weekends. Chellee and Jeremy walked out of their cabin, and put a little baby wearing only a diaper into my arms. He promptly threw up on me.

I have been in love with that kid since day one. Both of 'em, really. But this post is all about Davey. He's funny. He's smart. He feels things so deeply, sometimes he cries just because he can't imagine spending the weekend without his mom and dad several months down the road. He has to have things in twos, just like his daddy - you can't just give him one cookie or crayon. He's gotta have one for each hand. He thinks his Uncle James is hilarious and also talks kinda funny. Poppa is his best friend in the entire world, and someday, he's going to be a musician and a cowboy. Oh, and maybe a soccer and basketball player too.


 
Davey's favorite color is green. When I picked up these coconut M&Ms and realized they only come in green, white, and brown, I knew he would love cookies made with them. The other day on the phone, he told me he saw a coconut at the store, and he wanted to buy it! I love how adventurous he is, with food and with life. These cookies went into the mail to Davey in time for him to get them for his birthday party.

Happy Birthday, Davey!

Love,
Aunt Amber & Uncle James

Coconut M&M Cookies

 
Makes approximately 18 cookies
Adapted from Joy of Baking

2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt

1 c. (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
⅔ cup granulated white sugar
⅔ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup Coconut M&Ms

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk to combine well and aerate.

In a mixing bowl, combine butter and sugars, mixing on high speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and incorporate fully before adding egg yolk and mixing again until fully combined. Add vanilla and mix again.

Add flour mixture in increments and mix on low speed until fully mixed in. Do not overmix.

Place parchment paper on two baking sheets. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop approximately ¼ c. sized dough balls onto each baking tray. The cookies will spread a bit, so make sure to only put 6 per tray.

Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown.

When you remove the cookies from the oven, press 6-8 Coconut M&Ms into each cookie. Allow to cool, and then store in an airtight container. Or zip lock bags surrounded by packing peanuts in a box for the mail to someone you love!


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  2. thanks for sharing this recipe! i'm used to bake cookies every week, so this week i'm gonna bake those 🙂

  3. what a cute birthday boy!! thank you for sharing this with us!!

  4. Great meeting you in person today at the bake sale! I love coconut M&M's and I know plenty of people who would love these cookies (especially my friends and family in Canada who apparently can't find these M&M's) Will definitely try them out!

  5. You're such an awesome aunt. I'm totally in love with that last picture, he's such a handsome little guy!

  6. Super cute nephew you have there! My youngest is six and they are so much fun at that age. The cookies look awesome and I can tell cute little Davey hasc3m the funnest aunt ever!

  8. That's my BOY! What a sweet post Aunt Amber...Davey and I just finished reading it together and he kept wiping my tears telling me not to cry.

    It brought back some of his earlier memories. I love you and thank you for being the most awesome Aunt on the universe.

    Sis

  10. Davey...what a sweet name. He is just too cute.

    The coconut M&M are the best in their lineup. Dare I wonder how the cookies would taste with toasted coconut added to the batter?

    1. Crazy good idea! I thought about adding other stuff at the time, but you know, sometimes kids freak out at unfamiliar textures, so I went simple. But I'd love to hear about it if you try it!

    1. Thanks, Jennifer! It's hard not to be a nice auntie to two such great kids. They're pretty special.

  14. Awwww, happy birthday Davey!

    I love it when you write about your family 🙂

    Cookies look so rich and buttery! Mmm!

    1. Thanks, Christina! It's always a little difficult for me to write about them - I always cry! So silly of me, but I do. They cookies were really really good. I may have kept one or two as a tester 😉

  15. Oh my gosh -he's so cute! I love 5 year-old boys, perhaps because that's the age my Noah is now. Davey looks like such a good kid.

    I'll never forget the moment I became an auntie, too. That precious phone call...

    Coconut M&m's are new to me. I don't think we have them up here yet.

    Have a great weekend, Amber! xox

    1. Davey and Noah would be best buds, I'm sure of it. Want me to send you some? They're pretty darned spectacular.

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