Coconut Cookies

After finals period at my college, we had this thing called "senior week". For a week, seniors just chill out: there are events, some free & some expensive. There are friends with no obligations or work so you can just hang out. It was still pretty stressful, because I felt like there were an overwhelming number of people to see and things to do before it was too late. The first day of senior week was actually the last friday of exams, a couple weeks ago. Our college version of "prom" was that night, and my friends decided that was too expensive (I was going to go, but you have to be 21, and my boyfriend wasn't 21 yet) so they threw their own and invited everyone. Their twist on it was that everybody who came had to bring something to show: a song, a skit, food. Of course I brought food. I made these cookies and they were gone in a second. They were super delicious and super easy, I'll definitely make these again.

Coconut Cookies
Recipe from allrecipes.com

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the flour mixture, then mix in the coconut. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted. Cool on wire racks.