Chewy Coconut Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.8 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract 
• 0.3 cup plus dark
• 2  egg whites 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.7 cup sugar 
• 0.3 cup coconut or sweetened flaked
• 2 tablespoons coconut or sweetened flaked toasted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well.
2. Combine corn syrup, oil, extracts, and egg whites; stir well.
3. Add corn syrup mixture to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in 1/3 cup coconut.
4. Drop dough by level tablespoons onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
5. Sprinkle toasted coconut over cookies, and bake at 350 for 8 minutes; let cool on pans 1 minute.
6. Remove from pans; let cool completely on wire racks.