Salted White Chocolate Almond Cookies

Whew.

Despite being extremely old, this has still been an incredibly busy birthday week!

And actually, it's not over yet, as Mini-muffin#2 has his birthday party this weekend and his actual birthday next week.

We both chose age-themed birthday parties. 

Mini-muffin#2's: Big Boy.  This, apparently, means everything has Buzz Lightyear on it, and he gets to tell everyone his name is Big Boy and open big boy presents.

Me: Old.  This means that I get to try to avoid making small talk, don't have to open presents in front of people, get to go home early, and even pout a little bit.

However, amidst all this, I definitely had time to bake and then eat every single one of these super awesome Salted White Chocolate Almond Cookies.

They were truly amazing - how many cookies can satisfy your salt craving and your sweet tooth at the same time?

I also got to make my own cake (soon to come) and pout a little bit more.

Hey, it's my birthday, I can pout if I want to.

Salted White Chocolate Almond Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon coarse salt + 2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 1/4 cups flour
1-11.5 oz package of White Chocolate Chips
1 cup sliced almonds



Step #1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

 

 

Step #2: Cream butter and sugars.

Step #3: Add eggs and vanilla and mix until blended.

Step #4: Add 1 teaspoon coarse salt and mix.

Step #5: Add flour and mix.

Step #6: Stir in white chocolate chips and almonds.

Step #7: Place spoon-fulls of dough on greased cookie sheet.

Step #8: Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes, until golden brown.

Step #9: Immediately sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of coarse salt (about 1 tsp per sheet, evenly divided.)

Step #10: After about two minutes, cool on a cookie rack.

Another sweet and salty white chocolate recipe:
Pretzel & White Chocolate Dipped Strawberries