3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 dash salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup vanilla milk chips
1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
Directions
Preheat oven to 375'F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or
leave ungreased. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until
creamy. Beat in egg and almond extract. Combine flour, baking soda
and salt in small bowl. Blend in butter mixture. Stir in semisweet
and vanilla milk chips and almonds. Drop dough by rounded
tablespoonfuls, 3" apart, onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 8-10
minutes or until light brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on
cookie sheets; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Servings: 36 servings
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