Preheat oven 375 degrees F
Using a mixer cream butter and sugar together
Slowly mix in egg and vanilla
Add flour and salt and scrape down the sides of the bowl
Stir in coconut
Using a cookie scoop measure cookie dough and drop onto a lined sheet pan
To flatten the cookies use a glass with the bottom sprayed with cooking spray and dipped in flour
Sprinkle additional shredded coconut on the top of the flattened cookies
Place cookies in the oven for 10 minutes
Once the cookies are a light golden brown remove from oven place them on cooling racks