Almond Joy Cookies

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 1.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 ripe banana
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups chocolate chips
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 2 cups chopped almonds

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.

2. 2

   Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

3. 3

   Beat white sugar, brown sugar, and banana together in a separate bowl until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs, one at a time, until well mixed. Stir in vanilla.

4. 4

   Stir banana mixture into flour mixture until batter is well mixed; fold in chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds. Drop batter by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are beginning to crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.