coconut joy cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chocolate coated coconut and almond candy pieces (such as hershey®'s almond joy® pieces)
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup chocolate coated coconut and almond candy pieces (such as hershey®'s almond joy® pieces)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
• beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and coconut extract.
• combine both amounts of flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; mix into the butter mixture until just combined.
• fold in the chocolate chips, 1/2 cup almond candy pieces, and flaked coconut until evenly distributed.
• roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 3 inches apart ungreased baking sheets.
• bake in the preheated oven until the edges become golden brown, 9 to 11 minutes.
• immediately after removing from the oven, press a few of the remaining 1/4 cup almond candy pieces into each cookie decoratively.