Almond joy cookies

 It is cookie of the month time again, i.e. the time when Jennifer, my mom, or I makes cookies for my grandma as a Christmas present. It is the perfect thing for her, as my grandma is in the stage of her life when she'd rather give things away rather than accumulate more stuff during Christmas. But, cookies don't count! Also, today is the first day of my 2nd trimester and I feel great. So great in fact that I totally emptied out my office this weekend to make room for baby. As a reward for parting with many a former treasure (hello, undergrad cd collection, or what was left of it after I left the flip of 100 cds behind at the Detroit airport, not one of my better moments) I downed at least three of these delectable morsels! Oh, and this recipe yields ~ 3 dozen cookies. Original recipe here: http://www.food.com/recipe/almond-joy-cookies-189752?scaleto=3&mode=null&st=true

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened coconut
1 cup chopped almonds

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375°F Lightly grease cookie sheets.
2. Combine dry ingredients, set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, stir in the vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients until well mixed then stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and almonds. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.