Recipe: Chocolate Coconut Crunch Cookies

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From: Nancy,.SanFran

Chocolate Coconut Crunch Cookies
Source: Mrs Fields I Love Chocolate Cookbook

2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter -- unsalted, softened
3/4 cup Brown sugar
2 Eggs -- lightly beaten
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 teaspoon Almond extract
2 cups Coconut -- shredded
12 ounces Chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups Dry roasted almonds -- (lightly salted) finely chopped

Preheat the oven to 300.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.

In a medium bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and almond extract. Mix on low speed until blended. Add the flour mixture and mix just until blended; do not overmix. Add the coconut, chocolate chips, and almonds and stir just until blended.

Drop the dough by rounded tbsp 2" apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.