These Almond Joy Cookies are the perfect combination of coconut, semi-sweet chocolate, and sliced almonds. They are always a huge hit and a dream come true for every almond joy lover.
My darling daughter loves these cookies and has declared them her new favorites. Do you have your holiday baking list together? These are perfect, and they are a small-batch recipe, making them even better for Christmas baking. If your family is anything like ours, you will have fifteen cookies on your list.
This is the time of year for all things cookie! One of my favorite candy bars is Almond Joy. These cookies are the perfect blend of coconut, semi-sweet chocolate, and sliced almonds. They are amazing, and I had better freeze them before eating too many. If you like these cookies, try chewy chocolate chip cookies, cowboy cookies, or s’mores cookies.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
See the complete list of ingredients below on the recipe card.
- Butter: unsalted. If using salted butter, eliminate the added salt.
- Vanilla extract: the pure stuff, please
- Chocolate chips: Use semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips. I like to use Guittard or Ghirardelli because the quality of the chips is essential.
- Coconut: sweetened coconut flakes
- Almonds: sliced, slivered, or chopped almonds
How to make Almond Joy Cookies
This is the summary version; see the recipe card below for the complete list of ingredients and the instructions.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. Using a stand or hand mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg and mix just until incorporated.
Slowly blend the dry mixture into the creamed butter mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut flakes, and sliced almonds. Bake on parchment-covered baking sheets and remove to cookie cooling racks after ten minutes.
Preparation Tips
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy; do not over-mix.
- Cover your baking sheets with parchment paper, or use silicone baking mats.
- Always let the cookie sheet cool before dropping more dough on it, as a warm cookie sheet can cause cookies to spread too fast. Another option is to use multiple baking sheets.
- Last but not least, and perhaps the most important tip of all. Bake a couple of cookies off first on a test run. If they spread too fast, refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours and test again. If they do not spread enough, gently press the rounded spoonfuls of dough down with the palm of your hand and test again.
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Almond Joy Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ⅙ cups all purpose flour 1 cup plus two tablespoons
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened 1 stick
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes shredded coconut
- ¾ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Whisk to combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and egg and mix just until incorporated. Slowly blend the dry mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips, coconut flakes, and sliced almonds.
- Using 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop, drop by rounded spoonfuls onto parchment-covered baking sheets. Bake for 9-12 minutes. Allow to cool for ten minutes before moving to cookie cooling racks.
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Notes
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, however, do not over-mix.
- Cover your baking sheets with parchment paper, or use silicone baking mats.
- Always let the cookie sheet cool before dropping more dough on it, as a warm cookie sheet can cause cookies to spread too fast. Another option is to use multiple baking sheets.
- Last but not least, and perhaps the most important tip of all. Bake a couple of cookies off first on a test run. If they spread too fast, refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours and test again. If they do not spread enough, gently press the rounded spoonfuls of dough down with the palm of your hand and test again.
Nutrition
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Ellen
These cookies are delicious, people just coming back for more, plus I could not stay out of them either.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Ellen! I am so glad that you and your guests liked them!!
Diane
O. M. G.!
These cookies are out-of-this-world DELICIOUS!
I could tell from the picture that I was going to love them, so I just doubled the recipe right off the bat.
One thing that I noticed though, is that the cookies seemed to continue to brown a bit after I removed them from the oven, but that wasn’t a problem.
I also refrigerated the dough for a little more than an hour before baking.
Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever made such a delicious and fabulous-looking cookie before. These are the BEST!
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Beth Pierce
The pleasure is all mine. So glad that you liked them! We love them too! They are delicious little critters!
Jean
I just found this recipe two days ago. So far I have made 4 batches. I took them to my group who devoured them, my neighbor who said they are the best cookies they have ever eaten. The recipe is perfect, the cookies come out perfect every time and they are so easy. I cooked them for the recommended 12 minutes perfection. The only problem I see is that I may put on a lot of weight as my husband and I ate the first batch all 24 of them. I have already forwarded the recipe to all of my friends.
One of my friends does not like coconut but she said they were delicious and so glad she tried them. If I could give 100 stars I would. Best cookie recipe ever.
Beth Pierce
I do believe this is one of the sweetest comments I have ever received. You have made my day. I am so glad that you like them. We love them too! Don’t worry about the extra calories you can burn it off after the first of the year when I am posting all those healthy recipes. 😉
Katie
Made this for the family and it were a hit!
Krissy Allori
Almond Joy candy bars are one of my husbands favorites. I made him these cookies and he loved them!
Matt Taylor
I love cookies and these are incredible! Such an amazing recipe. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
Demeter
I cannot resist these delicious cookies! Love that i can freeze them and bake a few when I have a craving.
Judy Ward
Well if the cookies are as good as they look I’d like to try the fudge
Beth Pierce
The fudge is so easy and so delicious! Enjoy Judy!
Cathy
These look delicious! And also…the small batch is SO dangerous!
Beth Pierce
My pleasure Brenda! So glad that you and hubby like them! I like small batch recipes too!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
These Small Batch Almond Joy Cookies are look so fun and tasty!
Lora
Small batch and delightful! Just love these cookies and make them all year!
Tiffany La Forge-Grau
I am all about small batches on a delicious dessert like this. If not, I would gain 80 pounds over the holidays when I bake all the cookies LOL!
annie
This is one of my favorite recipes, everyone always raves!
Sara Welch
Definitely adding this to my holiday baking line up! These look delicious and will make great gifts this year!
Susan
These cookies are so good! Will definitely make again. Recipe is a keeper!!
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Susan! So glad that you enjoyed them!