Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
3. Beat white sugar, brown sugar, and banana together in a separate bowl until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until well mixed. Stir in vanilla extract.
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. 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.