The coconut oil chocolate chip cookies do NOT taste strongly of coconut. If you're thinking piña colada, Hawaiian Tropic, tropical vacation, u003ca href=u0022https://www.averiecooks.com/soft-and-chewy-seven-layer-magic-bar-cookies/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eSeven Layer Barsu003c/au003e type of in-your-face coconut flavor, no, not at all. It's very subtle.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf anything, I think coconut oil creates cookies that taste a bit sweeter than butter-based cookies.