Almond Joy Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 9 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 line two cookie sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
• 2 in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugars until fluffy and well-combined.
• 3 beat in eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides as needed.
• 4 stir in vanilla and almond extracts until incorporated.
• 5 in a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
• 6 stir in flour mixture until just incorporated.
• 7 stir in coconut and chocolate chips until just combined.
• 8 cover and refrigerate dough at least 3 hours (up to 24 hours). it will hold its shape better if you refrigerate it for 8-24 hours.
• 9 toward the end of the chilling time, preheat oven to 350°f.
• 10 drop scoops of dough onto prepared cookie sheets using a medium cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons).
• 11 bake for 8-9 minutes. you want the edges to be just barely golden brown.
• 12 remove from oven, and let cool for 5-10 minutes on the cookie sheet.
• 13 transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.