When I first saw the recipe for these cookies, I knew I had to customize them to my liking. They looked like they would be really good cookies, minus the coconut of course.  Since I already made some cookies for the husband, I decided to make these without the coconut so I could enjoy them even if I’m not a huge fan of oatmeal cookies.

Recipe for Hawaiian Drops Cookies made with chocolate chips, M&Ms, coconut and are to die for!

Adapted from the original recipe in The Great American Cookie Cookbook page 17.

Recipe for Hawaiian Drops Cookies made with chocolate chips, M&Ms, coconut and are to die for!

Hawaiian Drops Cookies

Shawn Ann
Colorful dessert
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 5 Dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cups butter or margarine 1-1/2 sticks softened
  • 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats uncooked
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 3/4 cups "M&M's" Chocolate Mini Baking Bits
  • 1 cup Chocolate Chip Mini's
  • 1 cup Macadamia nuts Coarsely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheet(s)
  • Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
    3/4 cups butter or margarine, 3/4 cups granulated sugar, 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • Beat in eggs and vanilla.
    2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Combine oats, flour, baking powder, and baking soda and blend into cream mixture.
    2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats, 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Stir in remaining ingredients.
    1 3/4 cups "M&M's" Chocolate Mini Baking Bits, 1 cup Chocolate Chip Mini's, 1 cup Macadamia nuts
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased cooking sheet(s).
  • Bake 13-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet(s) and then move to wire racks to completely cool.

Notes

*Original recipe calls for 1 cup shredded coconut (to be added when chocolate chips, M&M's, and nuts are added). Original recipe does not call for 1 cup of Chocolate Chip Mini's. Store in a tightly covered container.
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one of the things I like most about these cookies is that you can make them your own. I added in the mini chocolate chips and took away the coconut because that’s how I wanted them. However, you can make them as originally intended or even take out the macadamia nuts if you want.