Almond Joy Cookie Recipe
This Almond Joy Cookie Recipe features a rich chocolate cookie topped with a sweet coconut mixture and melted chocolate. It’s full of all the flavors we love in the classic candy, and it’s always a winner.
We love Almond Joys and we love cookies. So of course, we decided to put them together. After all, what could be better than a combination of Almond Joys and cookies? After having a few, we have the answer. Nothing. Nothing is better.
These are the best chocolate cookies, thick, soft, rich and just a little chewy, everything that makes the perfect cookie. The coconut mixture is easy to make and taste just like the inside of an Almond Joy. I use lightly salted almonds for a little pop.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It only takes a few basic baking ingredients.
- Both the cookie and topping are super easy to make.
- These cookies taste just like Almond Joy!
🛒Ingredients
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You’ll only need a few basic baking ingredients to make this recipe, and you’ll probably have most if not all of them in your kitchen already. Whatever you don’t have is easily found at your local grocery store. The main ingredients are listed here, but you’ll find the complete list of ingredients along with amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
Cookie
- Butter
- Sugar
- Brown sugar
- Cocoa powder
Topping
- Shredded sweetened coconut
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Lightly salted almonds
🔪 How to Make This Almond Joy Cookie Recipe
These cookies are incredibly easy to make. The dough and the topping are both very simple and only take a few steps.
Step 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Step 2: Combine the Wet Ingredients
Beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Then, mix in the egg and vanilla until combined.
Step 3: Add the Dry Ingredients
Mix in the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt. Mix until you form the dough. Then, chill for 30 minutes.
Step 4: Bake
Separate the dough into 6 balls and place them on the baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Then, let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for another 10 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 5: Make the Coconut Topping
Mix the coconut and sweetened condensed milk thoroughly in a medium bowl.
Step 6: Top the Cookies
Divide the coconut topping evenly among the 6 cookies. Then, melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl until smooth. Spread it over the 6 cookies, then top each one with 3 almonds. Enjoy!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Mounds Cookies – Omit the almonds to make Mounds cookies.
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – Dutch processed cocoa will work well.
- Chunky – Add chocolate chunks or chips and almonds to the dough.
If you’re already chomping at the bit for these cookies, then be sure to check out our almond thumbprint cookies.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing bowl
- Hand mixer
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
🥫 Storage
Store these cookies in an air-tight container a room temperature for up to 3 days. You can also store these cookies for up to 5 days in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. For longer storage, you can freeze them for up to 2 months in an air-tight, freezer-safe container.
💭 Tips
- Be sure to chill the cookie dough so they don’t spread too much.
- To accurately measure the flour, gently spoon it into the measuring cup and level it with the flat of a knife. Scooping directly into the measuring cup compacts the flour.
- The key to perfectly baking these cookies is to let them cool on the baking sheet. That’s where they’ll finish fully baking.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Almond Joy was invented by Peter Paul, Inc. in 1946, 26 years after they invented Mounds.
They sure do. The combination of chocolate cookie, sweetened coconut topping, melted chocolate, and almonds absolutely taste like Almond Joy.
Chilling cookie dough solidifies the butter in the cookies. This causes them to spread less as they bake.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Almond Joy Cookies
Equipment
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Mixing Bowl
- Hand mixer
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Toppings
- 1 ½ cups shredded sweetened coconut
- ⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
- lightly salted almonds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper then set aside.
- In a large bowl beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Next mix in the egg, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Next mix in the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt and mix until a dough forms.
- Chill for 30 minutes.
- Separate the dough into 6 balls and place them on the baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Cool the cookies completely.
- Meanwhile make your coconut topping.
- In a medium bowl mix the coconut and sweetened condensed milk together until well mixed.
- Divide the coconut mixture among the 6 cookies, topping them with coconut mix.
- In a microwave safe bowl melt the chocolate in 30 second intervals until smooth and melted.
- Spread the chocolate on top of each cookie.
- Place 3 almonds on the top of each cookie.
- Serve!
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