Preheat your oven to 350 F

Mix flour, soda, and salt in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, cream sugar, eggs, paste, and oil.

Mix in dry ingredients until completely combined.

Spoon 1 tbsp of dough, flatten and fill center with demerara brown sugar, then shape into rounds.

Mix coconut with salt.

Roll cookie balls on coconut, place on ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.

Bake for 8-10 mins, cool on rack before storing.