Toasted Oatmeal Coconut Shortbread Wedges

You’ll want to add these Toasted Coconut Shortbread Wedges to your holiday baking list! They’re simple and buttery with a toasty coconut flavor and pretty sugar sparkle. 

These simple toasted coconut shortbread wedges are perfect for the holidays!

Coconut tends to be a rather polarizing topic in our family. Some families can’t talk about religion at the dinner table. We can’t talk about coconut. The love/hate divide is strong around our table, with about half of us singing coconut’s praises and the other half fake gagging every time it’s mentioned.

Of course, yours truly is on the right side of this argument, which is obviously to be totally in love with coconut. Coconut is the best!

Add these Toasted Coconut Shortbread wedges to your holiday baking list! They're so buttery and delicious!

Needless to say, I never need convincing to make a new coconut recipe. I spotted these beauties in an issue of Better Homes and Garden’s magazine three years ago, and the page instantly got torn out and added to my Big Ol’ Binder of Magazine Recipes.

Here’s the problem with the Big Ol’ Binder (let’s just call it BOB for short). After going through the work of tearing out the recipes, putting them in plastic sleeves, and carefully organizing them by category, I tend to forget about them…FOR YEARS. It’s a weird habit of mine, but eventually, on a day when I’m feeling especially uninspired, I remember I’ve got BOB, and off to the trusy binder I go.

On my last gander through the forgotten pages of BOB, these Toasty Coconut Wedges jumped out at me, just like they did all those years ago. I yanked the page from the binder and left it on my kitchen counter, which is a faaaairly good way to guarantee they will actually get made at some point.

On a night too long after, baking fever hit, and the little guy and I whipped these up. This was a great recipe to make with him, as the ingredients and process were fairly simple, and he LOVES working the blender. The recipe is basically a shortbread where some of the flour is replaced with a blended mixture of toasted coconut and oats. It’s got all the same buttery, crumbly goodness of traditional shortbread, but with the added taste of coconut. That’s clearly a win in my book.

Dress up buttery Coconut Shortbreads with festive colored sugar for a perfect holiday treat!

I never think to make anything other than cheesecake in my springform pan, but it’s perfect for shortbreads. The lovely shape makes nice thick wedges that look super fancy when sliced up. And the simple sparkly sprinkles around the edges make these festive enough to add to any holiday party tray. Luckily, my little one seems to be just as big a coconut fiend as his momma, as evidenced by the multiple times I had to rescue him off the kitchen counter after a failed mission to apprehend coconut shortbread bars.

Add these Toasted Coconut Shortbread wedges to your holiday baking list! They're so buttery and delicious!

Toasted Coconut Shortbread Wedges

Yield: 12
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

Fragrant toasted coconut and oatmeal give this buttery shortbread its unique flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
  • 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

For the topping:

  • 2 Tablespoons old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup sweetened coconut
  • 2 Tablespoons coarse colored sugars of your choice (I used red and white)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Grease a 9 inch springform pan with butter or shortening. Set aside. 
  2. Spread the 1 1/2 cups coconut out on a baking sheet. Place in the oven and toast, stirring every 3 minutes, until the coconut is beginning to turn a golden color. This will take about 10-12 minutes. Add a cup of oats to the pan and stir. Return to the oven and continue to bake another 6-8 minutes, stirring once, until the mixture is very fragrant and coconut is evenly browned. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes, then place the mixture in a blender and pulse just until it's the consistency of coarse flour.
  3. Meanwhile, place the butter, sugars, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until smooth and lighter in color, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract and coconut extract, if using. Beat in the coconut/oat mixture then add the flour and continue to beat on low speed until the mixture is combined. If the dough is very dry or crumbly, you can add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it comes together. Usually I don't need to add any water at all. 
  4. Press the mixture into the prepared pan. To make this easier, you can place a piece of wax paper over the dough and use your fingers to press and smooth the dough evenly in the pan. Remove the wax paper. Sprinkle the additional 1/3 cup coconut and 2 Tablespoons oats over the dough, leaving a 1 inch rim around the edges. Sprinkle the edges with sugar and press in gently with your fingers. Use a butter knife to score the dough in quarters (only cut about 2/3 of the way down). Score each quarter into thirds. 
  5. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the dough is browned and the center is nearly set. Let cool for 5-10 minutes then cut wedges along scored lines and allow to cool until barely warm. Remove springform ring, slice wedges, and serve, or wrap in saran wrap and store in a cool, dry place for up to 5 days. 

Notes

 

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 348Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 132mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 3g

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Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens

These simple, buttery Toasted Coconut Shortbread Wedges deserve a spot on your holiday baking list!

6 Comments

  1. WOW! This shortbread is amazing! I served these yummy wedges at a gathering in my home, and they got rave reviews from every person there. Several said this is the best shortbread they’ve ever tasted and stayed behind after to get the recipe. On a platter full of a variety of fabulous Christmas cookies — some of which were baked by my amazing husband! — these were hands down the favorite. I cut them into 16 wedges instead of 12 and am glad I did. They’re thick and rich and melt in your mouth and 1/16 of this deliciousness is plenty satisfying. I also sprinkled mine with pearly white and gold sugar crystals around the edge and they were beautiful. (Sorry no photo to share. They were gone before I even thought about snapping a picture..)

    This shortbread will forever be on my Christmas baking must-have list.

    1. That makes me so happy! Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know. I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it and love knowing it will be a part of your family’s Christmas tradition now!

  2. Hi Courtney these look amazing and I can’t wait to give them a try. How long do they stay good for usually? or do you freeze them at all? I will definitely be giving this a try and posting photos here of my results

    1. Sorry for the delayed response! I just saw this comment. Mine actually stayed good for a very long time. At least a week to a week and a half. I think you could probably freeze them as well. I hope this helps!

  3. I have a BOB, too!! Except it’s now a PORIMP (pile of ripped out magazine pages) LOL. I’m on the side of LOVE for coconut and these are just so freaking pretty!

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