These Coconut Cream Cheese Cookies (Egg Free) are the best. These tropical cookies have a chewy yet melt-in-your-mouth texture, making them irresistibly good! The best part is, these Coconut Cookies are egg free. Bake these delicious Cream Cheese Cookies with your kids or bake for a spring potluck!!
These cookies are true, simple, and delicious. Period.
Keeping kids busy on their spring break can be hard work especially if you are a working mom like me who has a full-time job. We usually don’t go on any family trips during spring break, as both my kids have two separate spring break schedules. Well, we do local things like a day trip to Tahoe, etc. but nothing more. So, yeah keeping my little one off the video games can be challenging when he has no school and I keep devising ideas and tricks to teach him something new (at least one thing) during his vacation.
This time I thought I will bake some cookies with him. Usually, for kids, cookies mean nothing but Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe, but I had resolved to bake these Coconut Cookies with him. Introducing kids to new flavors is cool. You never know, they may surprise you by liking them, and, that’s what happened. He LOVED the Coconut Cream Cheese Cookies (One Bowl) Recipe, which he helped make them!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE COCONUT COOKIES
The texture of these Cream cheese cookies is chewy, sweet and mildly citrusy. The star ingredient is definitely the Cream Cheese.
All ingredients need to be at room temperature. A complete list of ingredients, quantities, and instructions is in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Cream cheese
- Butter
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Desiccated Coconut for cookie dough and some more for rolling the cookies with
- Lemon Zest
- White Granulated Sugar
- Coconut Essence
STEPS TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE COOKIES
Beat cream cheese, Butter, Coconut essence, Lemon zest, and Powdered sugar till the mixture is creamy and fluffy
Add flour, baking powder and salt to the cream cheese frosting
Mix well
Add some coconut milk and form a tight cookie dough
Chill the cream cheese cookie dough for an hour
Using hands or an ice cream scoop, scoop out some dough, roll into a ball with your palm. Then roll the coconut cream cheese cookie dough balls in desiccated coconut.
Carefully place the cookie dough balls on the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I have some left over cream cheese frosting. Can I make cookies out of them?
Yes, absolutely. Just mix 1 cup of cream cheese frosting with 1 cup of flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder. That is your cookie dough. Chill the dough for an hour. Scoop out the chilled dough, roll it into desiccated coconut, and bake.
Making frosting for a cake is hard work. And when you have some of that icing left, don’t let all the hard work of whipping up frosting go to waste.
I am not a fan of coconut. Can I use lemon or oranges to bake Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies?
Yes, replace coconut with lemon in the recipe. And you will have some chewy Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies ready!
What other flavors will go well with cream cheese cookies?
Here are some delish flavors that you can combine with cream cheese to make cookies
- Sea Salt
- Honeycomb Toffee
- Cardamom
- For a slightly spicier take on this cookie, add a pinch of ground ginger
- Lemon
- Orange
- Lavender
Can I glaze the Coconut Cream Cheese Cookies?
The glaze is personal, but it’s easy to whip together a glaze while the cookies cool. Glazing with a simple powdered sugar lemon juice is the way to go
How long can these Coconut Cookies last?
They won’t last even a few hours! YES, they are insanely addictive. But if at all a few survive, they taste even better the next day! So chewy and perfect.
A FEW OTHER COCONUT TREATS
Semolina Coconut Cake (Egg Free & Butter Free)
Coconut Loaf Cake Recipe (Dairy Free)
AND A FEW OTHER COOKIES RECIPES
Chewy and Gluten-free Oatmeal Flax Cookies
Rose Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Chewy Almond Flour Cookies |Amaretti Cookies
Maamoul Cookies | How to Make Maamoul Cookies
These cookies are simple but delicate, so you’ll want to pull them from the oven as soon as they begin to turn golden, then let them cool directly on the baking sheets until they firm up.
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Coconut Cream Cheese Cookies (Egg Free)
Equipment
- 1 Electric Mixer Handheld
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Cream Cheese 4 oz
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/2 cup Desiccated coconut 100g
- 5 tablespoons Butter 80g
- 1 cup White granulated sugar 200g
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 teaspoon Coconut essence
Instructions
Step 1
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees FIn a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium, beat together the room-temperature butter and cream cheese until combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in the granulated sugar, coconut essence, and lemon zest until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes more.
Step 2
- Whisk flour, desiccated coconut, baking powder, and salt and add to the cream cheese mixture. Add milk if the dough gets dry.
Step 3
- Rest the dough in the refrigerator to chill for an hour or two
Step 4
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Portion the dough into 2-tablespoon scoops. Using your palms make balls and roll the balls on the desiccated coconut
- Arrange them on the sheets at least 2 inches apart.
Step 5
- Bake, rotating halfway through baking until the cookies are puffed and set and just beginning to turn golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Transfer baking sheets to wire racks until cookies are completely cooled.
These look absolutely amazing! I love the way cream cheese works in cookies, and coconut is always a winner. I can’t wait to make these!
I MUST have these in my life! Coconut cream anything is always a favorite of mine, and I’m very interested in trying cream cheese cookies. I’ve never had one before.
YUM! Cream cheese makes these so soft and delectable and lovee the touch of coconut and lemon zest! It’s hard to beat an easy cookie recipe that everyone will love!
I don’t typically prefer coconut flavored things, but your recipe definitely has me wanting to try these cookies. I love how simple your recipes are to follow.
You had me at coconut… Then you added the cream cheese!? I’m in heaven. I’m seriously needing to make some.
These cookies sound so good. Coconut is one of my favorite flavors. I can’t wait to try them!
I like that these end up with a delicate citrus flavor. And I didn’t realize you could make cookies without eggs. Interesting!
Anything coconut is a hit in my household! The cookies turned out great – next time I’m whipping up a double batch so I can keep extras in the freezer.
I completely understand how challenging it can be to keep kids busy during spring break, especially if you’re a working mom. It’s great to hear you’re finding ways to teach your little one new things during his vacation. Baking cookies together is a fantastic idea! It’s always fun to experiment with new flavours and recipes, and it sounds like your son enjoyed the Coconut Cream Cheese Cookies. Keep up the great work!
Nnniiiccceeeee…when was the last time I even had coconut in my belly? I love cookies as well and this recipe has already been accepted by me. Thank you for sharing about it.
Thank you for sharing the recipe for these delightful coconut cream cheese cookies! As someone with an egg allergy, I truly appreciate finding delicious baked goods that I can enjoy.
These look like tasty cookies to pair with tea. I love coconut, and your recipe sounds unique. It is nice to try something a little different from the usual cookies.
This is interesting and love to have these type of cookies as a quick snack to eat. It look easy to cook and nice to have them. Thank you for sharing!