Almond Joy Blondies

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter

  softened (2 sticks)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

  packed
• 4 large eggs
• 3 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 5 cups chocolate chips
• 2 cups sweetened coconut
• 2 cups almonds

  chopped
• 2 cups unsalted butter

  (1 pound), room temperature
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp. 2% milk
• 1/2 cup coconut

  toasted

Instructions

• 1 Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• 2 Spray a 15 1/2x21” cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• 3 In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, baking soda and salt
  together with an electric mixer until well combined.
• 4 Stir in flour, chocolate chips, coconut and almonds.
• 5 Spread batter into cookie sheet and smooth the top.
• 6 Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in
  center comes out clean.
• 7 Cool completely.
• 8 Top with frosting.
• 9 Cream the butter with an electric mixer until smooth, about a minute.
• 10 Add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk and mix until smooth.
• 11 Spread Buttercream over top of blondies.
• 12 Toast coconut in small pan in 350 degree oven about 5 minutes tossing once or
  twice during baking time to get good coverage.
• 13 (You can also do this in a toaster oven).
• 14 Sprinkle toasted coconut on top of icing.

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