My Favorite Almond Joy Cookies Lighter Recipes

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375°F Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• Combine dry ingredients, set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, stir in the vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients until well mixed then stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and almonds. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 and prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Toast almond and coconut (not together) and chop almonds once cooled. To toast almonds, I bake at 350 for 10 minutes until fragrant. To toast coconut, I use a small skillet on medium heat and shake until coconut is golden brown (removed quickly as unsweetened coconut goes from done to burnt very fast).
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Using stand mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• Continuing to run mixer on medium, add egg, egg whites and vanilla, one at a time and mix until combined.
• With your mixer turned to low, add dry ingredients until flour is incorporated.
• Stir in mini-chocolate chips, toasted coconut and toasted chopped almonds.
• Drop with a cookie scoop (1.5T) onto cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes until golden brown on edges.
• Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Lightly grease cookie sheets, or I use parchment paper to line them.
• Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
• Cream the butter and both sugars in a large bowl. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
• Stir in dry mixture until well incorporated.
• Stir in nuts, chocolate chips, and coconut.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool on sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.
• I add them to my Christmas cookie tray almost every year.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cream together butter, sugars, and eggs. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, pudding mix and baking soda and blend well. Then add the last 3/4 cup flour , blend until well combined, add coconut, almond extract, almonds. Continue to mix until well combined. * You might want to refirgerate the cookie dough for a couple of hours or even over night before baking for best results). Spray cookie sheet lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Drop cookies by teaspoonfuls or roll into balls. Bake cookies 10-12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely. Store in air tight container. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine melted oil and sugars until combined. Add egg and vanilla until well combined. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, and oats, stirring to combine. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until combined. Stir in chopped Almond Joy pieces and chocolate chips. Spoon a rounded table spoon onto a lined cookie sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Store in an air tight container for up to 4 days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the egg, vanilla, and almond. Blend well.
• In another bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking soda.
• Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; mix well.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Spoon the dough onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.