Almond Joy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Almond Joy Chocolate Chip Cookies is a cookie recipe built around salted butter, light or dark brown sugar and granulated sugar. Plan on 48 Cookies and about 30 minutes.

• Yield 48 Cookies
• Ready in 30 minutes
• Prep 20 minutes
• Cook 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter (softened to room temperature)
• 1 1/4 cup light or dark brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
• 3 cups shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
• 2 cups chopped almonds (toast them for even yummier flavor!)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, silpat liners or lightly grease with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl with a handheld electric mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment), beat together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until the mixture is very light in color, 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low speed until just combined (it's ok if there are dry streaks remaining).
4. Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds by hand until combined.
5. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls (I use a #40 cookie scoop which is about 2 tablespoons) onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cookies a couple inches apart.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Let the center settle before you cut it, or the slices will slump.