I’ve got a soft spot for coconut oil. I’ve been using it instead of vegan butter in most things lately. I recently received a giant jar of some of the most lovely virgin coconut oil from Tropical Traditions for review. The smell when I opened the jar was incredible, like cracking open a fresh coconut. The coconut oil itself is super high quality and extremely delicious. You’ll have a chance to enter a giveaway for your own jar at the end of this post.
FYI Bloggers: you can also get your own (giant) 32 oz. jar of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil to review here.
I had to think up a recipe worthy of its use to share with you. I think you’ll agree with me that these cookies highlight the coconut oil beautifully. In turn the coconut oil gives the cookies a buttery smooth taste that’s unbeatable. I think I found my new favorite cookie.
Vegan White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Cookies
- 1 1/4 C. whole wheat pastry flour (for gluten free cookies use an equal amount of this gluten free flour blend + 1/2 t. xanthan gum)
- 1/2 C. raw or organic sugar
- 1/4 t. sea salt
- 1 t. baking powder
- 1 heaped tablespoon ground golden flax seeds
- 1/2 C. melted coconut oil (I used Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil)
- 1/4 C. soymilk
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1/2 C. vegan white chocolate chips
- 1/2 C. roughly chopped macadamia nuts
Method: Preheat the oven to 350°. Combine the melted coconut oil, soymilk, ground golden flax seeds and vanilla in a small bowl, set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, raw sugar, baking powder and sea salt. Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture, stir til just combined and then stir in the white chocolate chips and the macadamia nuts. Choose your cookie size: I made one batch of 6 giant (gluten free) cookies, and a separate batch of 12 (whole wheat pastry flour) regular sized cookies in the photos. Press cookies down with the palm of your hand to flatten a bit before baking (vegan cookies don’t spread quite like non-vegan ones do sometimes). Bake 10-12 minutes for regular sized cookies and 15-17 minutes for giant sized cookies or until cookies are golden brown. Let set on baking sheet until mostly cooled, otherwise they’ll be crumbly.
Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.
Win 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!
Tropical Traditions is America’s source for coconut oil. Their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is hand crafted in small batches by family producers, and it is the highest quality coconut oil they offer. You can read more about how virgin coconut oil is different from other coconut oils on their website: What is Virgin Coconut Oil?
You can also watch the video they produced about Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil:
Tropical Traditions also carries other varieties of affordable high quality coconut oil. Visit their website to check on current sales, to learn about the many uses of coconut oil, and to read about all the advantages of buying coconut oil online. Since the FDA does not want us to discuss the health benefits of coconut oil on a page where it is being sold or given away, here is the best website to read about the health benefits of coconut oil.
For a chance to win a your own jar of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, Click on the link below to enter the Giveaway! This contest is open to entrants in the USA only. Mandatory: you must subscribe to the Tropical Traditions Newsletter and follow this blog by email or RSS feed to qualify. You have until Thursday the the 27th of June to enter! I will notify the winner by email on Monday July 1st. GO!!
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Oh good Lord Ms. Somer….you’re killing me. BUTT it’s a sweet death. Thank you for sharing this.
… a very sweet death! 🙂
😯 😳
I love to bake with it! Thanks so much for the giveaway
Me too! It makes everything taste delicious!
those cookies look perfect!! i need to pick up some white chocolate too:)
These were my favorite cookies before going vegan, the only reason it took me so long to make them is that vegan white choc chips are a bit tricky to find! Thanks babe! xx
I love to use it in my rice cooker, and to roast cashews for salads.
Both super great ideas! Mmm!
I use it mostly on my skin as a moisturizer.
I love to use it as a moisturizer as well! It’s also great for removing eye makeup 🙂
Best coconut oil, bar none. Just ordered up a couple of jars – but I’m still entering the giveaway ;-). Girl, those cookies look freaking amazing!
I was surprised by how much better I liked it than the brand I purchase at Costco. Both virgin coconut oil, but this was leaps and bounds better.
Don’t tell anyone, I used to always get the Mrs. Field’s white chocolate macadamia nut cookies at the mall…Faves.
Shhhhhh! Your secret is safe with me ;-)!
I’m doing the low/no oil thing, so I mostly use coconut oil on my skin and hair. Thanks for the chance to win that giant jar!
I hear you! I know lots of peeps are on that bandwagon. I mostly do low oil, but these cookies were luscious. I’ve yet to try coconut oil on my hair! Thanks for the great tip! 🙂
Dangerous, Somer. The Blonde and I polised off a tray of cookies between yesterday and today, so sweets are our weakness…
I’m planning on making coconut oil a star in my bacon recipe, if I ever take the time to make it.
oh yeah…. Thanks for reminding me. The book was sitting on my front porch this morning. Email forthcoming.
Yeah, too bad I’m the only one in the household with a weakness for cookies. I have to give them away so I don’t eat them all…
The Blonde often would send me in to school with a half-devoured tray of brownies… And thanks for the recipe. I’ll start playing tomorrow. Or Saturday…
I use it in everything! As a moisturizer, in my food, to season my pans… I love coconut oil! Thanks for the giveaway!
I just seasoned my cast iron grill pan with it too! 🙂
We are huge fans of coconut oil for cooking and skin care! Argan oil is awesome for skin care as well, check out our post about it 🙂 http://hotmoodymess.com/2012/07/24/argan-oil-take-me-away/
Hey Thanks! I use argan oil on my face and in my hair. Love that stuff too!
I use it to wash my face!
I really like their oil…..just not so much their beliefs. Which is sad, because they make really GOOD oil.
I’m working on incorporating coconut oil into our routine. Have been encouraged to use it for skin care. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love Tropical Traditions! I use coconut oil at home as a makeup remover/facial wash, as a lotion for my daughter eczema and best of all, to make raw chocolate!!
looks so yummy and perfectly done
I love coconut oil too – but haven’t tried making cookies with it yet. White choc macadamia nut cookies are my favourite. I’ll be trying these for sure.
Thank you for the delicious recipe and the giveaway! I use coconut oil for cooking, on my skin, pretty much everywhere! It’s such a wonderful and versatile item!
Wonderful looking cookies! Macadamia nuts have such a distinctive flavour. They also make very good shampoo…
I’ve gone a bit crazy with the coconut oil around here, I stir fry in it, I bake, I use it in my hair!
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OK..I totally squealed out loud when I saw this recipe. YUM YUM YUM. Adding some home- dried cherries to the cookies and hiding them from our teens so I might actually get to eat one! LOL! Thanks for this!!!
Coconut oil is so multi-purpose! I’ve used it in everything from Indian or Thai cooking to a deodorant. It gets around!
Those cookies look wonderful! I can imagine the taste of coconut with the macadamia nuts being delightful together.
Coconut Anything=Heaven on Earth!! Those cookies look fantastic btw…
What fantastic & appetizing looking cookies! I love vegan white chocolate chips too! 🙂 MMM!
I adore coconut butter for baking too!! And these look amazing. Making. Mac nuts are hands down my fave and I’ve still got my giant bag I brough back from Hawaii – love! 🙂 xx
I eat it by the tablespoonfuls to boost my metabolism and to keep my blood sugar from going too high when eating carbs.
Love coconut oil! I use it for oil pulling. It has so many uses!
I like to use coconut oil when making desserts.
ive never used coconut oil but if i had iit i will you use it as a deep condtiner
I use coconut oil in all of my baking!
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I use coconut oil for baking and on my hair and skin. It’s great stuff. I’ll have to give this brand a try.
Like to use coconut oil for all kinds of cooking!
Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway. I use coconut oil in baking and smoothies and my husband and I both use it topically for dry skin. Tastes great and feels great on your skin.
I use it for cooking & baking…makes a great pie crust! And great raw chocolate bars!
YUM! I bet these totally beat a certain mainstream coffee shop’s version anyday 🙂
I use it to saute veggies, put it on toast plain or with cinnamon, lots of different ways in cooking. I love it! Haven’t tried it for baking yet but I will with your yummy cookie recipe!
I like to bake with it.
I have never used coconut oil before but would love a chance to try it. =)
I only use coconut oil for my skin, which is fabulous. I love the smell of it. These look great Somer! It definitely depends on the recipe because I never have a problem with any of my cookie recipes spreading, being vegan, and I make a lot of cookies, lol! I’ve even found them to be BETTER than non-vegan. Of course 😉
I have used coconut oil to saute with.
I use coconut oil in stir fries.
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those cookies look truly delicious….gotta try this recipe with TT coconut oil..!
we use coconut oil in all our stir-fry…all our baking….and in my homemade honey-wheat bread!
Haven’t had a chance to experience coconut oil yet…have spoon, will try! 🙂
recipe looks wonderful, giving it a go with a different brand coconut oil from whole foods I’ve got on hand.. that giveaway would be awesome to win, I’ve heard great things about tropical traditions 🙂
These look SO yummy!!! I will try these ASAP!!! (My boys are gonna love them!)
I am dancing in my seat, these look SO SO SO SO GOOD!!!! I love white chocolate macadamia nut cookies- I wish I could reach through the screen, someone needs to come up with that- or a 3-D food printer 😉
Haha! I’m so glad you love them too. I was always the one getting these at Mrs. Field’s at the mall before I went vegan. Wish I could teleport you some!