Almond Joy Cookies — 🍪🙌 If you like Almond Joy candy bars, you’re going to love these cookies! Soft, chewy and loaded with coconut, almonds and dark chocolate!! Mmm!
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Easy Almond Joy Cookie Recipe
These chocolate and coconut Almond Joy cookies are some of the best cookies I’ve made in a long time!
They’re soft, ultra chewy, and loaded with amazing texture and so much almond-coconut flavor.
The crunchy and buttery slivered almonds, the sweetened shredded coconut, and plenty of chocolate make the cookies so satisfying. I used Fisher Natural Sliced Almonds, which are perfect for baking because they don’t contain added salt.
I was recently in New York City on a trip sponsored by Fisher with a dozen other bloggers.
While there we attended a cooking demo that Chef Alex Guarnaschelli hosted at her restaurant, Butter.
I’ve always loved watching her on Chopped and Iron Chef and it was so fun to meet her and watch her cook.
It was a fast, whirlwind trip and then I came home and made cookies.
Ingredients for Almond Joy Cookies
To make these almond coconut chocolate chip cookies, you’ll need:
- Unsalted butter
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Coconut extract
- Almond extract
- All-purpose flour
- Cornstarch
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Sweetened shredded coconut
- Slivered almonds
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Almond Joy Cookies
- Cream together the butter, sugars, egg, and extracts (it takes about 4 minutes).
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add in the dry ingredients.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, almonds, and coconut.
- Using your hands or a cookie scoop, form approximately 13 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly. Chill the dough for at least 2 hours before baking.
- Bake until the edges have set and the tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! Do NOT bake with unchilled dough because the coconut almond chocolate chip cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
I used both almond and coconut extracts to boost and intensify those flavor profiles. I love baking with almond extract and in the cookies, it’s the more pronounced of the two extracts. They’re sold in the baking aisle near vanilla extract and while you could use vanilla extract, I recommend making the recipe as written.
The recipe makes a baker’s dozen, which is perfect if you don’t need a huge batch of these tempting little morsels laying around, but you can easily double it if you do for cookie exchanges or holiday parties.
Great cookie! I just made them and I doubled the batch because I wanted more than the 13 cookies the recipe mentioned. — Neal
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Almond Joy Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons coconut extract
- 1 to 2 teaspoons almond extract, I use 2 and love almond extract, but if you don’t use 1
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cornstach
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the butter, sugars, egg, extracts, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, optional salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the coconut, almonds, chocolate chips, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
- Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 13 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly. Tip – Strategically chocolate chips on top of each mound by taking chips from the underside and adding them on top.
- Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet).
- Bake for about 10 to 11 minutes (I baked for just under 11 minutes), or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Coconut is prone to burning and undersides of cookies can easily become too dark so watch them closely. Cookies will be pale and look un-done, but firm up as they cool.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Great cookie! I just made them and I doubled the batch because I wanted more than the 13 cookies the recipe mentioned. I got 80 medium to slightly large cookies with a double batch. In order to only get 13 cookies out of a single batch, I feel I would have had to make very large cookies.
I also did not refrigerate the dough because I was so anxious to eat one. Some times you just can’t wait. This did not make any difference in the cookies for me and they came out perfect without spreading. Approximately 12 minutes.
Thank you.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the five star review and glad it was amazing!
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This recipe is excellent. Easy to make, freezes well. I was able to get 20 cookies out of the batch and I also used the full amount of almond extract. Made a 2nd batch with less extract and they were as good. Especially if you love almond like we do!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you love this recipe! I agree, the more the merrier when it comes to almond extract!
This recipe is excellent. Easy to make, freezes well. I was able to get 20 cookies out of the batch and I also used the full amount of almond extract. Made a 2nd batch with less extract and they were as good. Especially if you love almond like we do!
Love your Blog! Made the Almond joy cookies for a friend’s Birthday and they were Amazing!!!! Everyone Loved them and asked for the recipe! I give it 5 stars!
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad that these turned out amazing for you! Thanks for loving my site!
Love your Blog! Made the Almond joy cookies for a friend’s Birthday and they were Amazing!!!! Everyone Loved them and asked for the recipe! I give it 5 stars!
LOVE THESE COOKIES! I adore coconut anything but these delicious cookies are absolutely like the Almond Joy candy- if not better. Every time I make them they are gone the same day. The recipe is truly spot on! Easy to make, deliciously yummy, and super coconutty- you can’t go wrong! Thank you so much for the great recipe!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you love these so much and that the recipe is truly spot on for you!
LOVE THESE COOKIES! I adore coconut anything but these delicious cookies are absolutely like the Almond Joy candy- if not better. Every time I make them they are gone the same day. The recipe is truly spot on! Easy to make, deliciously yummy, and super coconutty- you can’t go wrong! Thank you so much for the great recipe!
These are delish. The I didn’t have the Almond or the coconut extract. So I just used plain vanilla extract. I also added a half cup of marshmallows to give it more of a gooey flavor and resemble an Almond Joy Bar. They were a hit with my brother and children, waiting for my husband to try some. Thanks. Next time I’m at the store I’ll try to grab almond or coconut extract and see if they taste even better.
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad they were a hit!
These are delish. The I didn’t have the Almond or the coconut extract. So I just used plain vanilla extract. I also added a half cup of marshmallows to give it more of a gooey flavor and resemble an Almond Joy Bar. They were a hit with my brother and children, waiting for my husband to try some. Thanks. Next time I’m at the store I’ll try to grab almond or coconut extract and see if they taste even better.
Hi, just reading the recipe I’m salivating!
But wanted to point out that in one part you mention using “sliced” almonds but in the Ingredients list you you list “slivered” almonds.
I used ingredient list but think “sliced” would be better. FIscher makes both!
You can use either sliced or slivered.
I love this cookie recipe, but I’m confused on the almonds. Your recipe shows slivered almonds, but he pictures show sliced almonds. Which is correct? Have you ever toasted the almonds before you put them in the batter for extra flavor? EXCELLENT cookies!
Yes I have toasted them before I put them the cookies. You can use either type of almond – slivered or sliced.
hello there! so excited to make these for my family for christmas this year!! I plan on making them smaller because there are other cookies in our cookie plate — do you have a suggestion for a change in the baking time? thanks!
Baking time is size dependent so just keep an eye on them depending how small you go…coconut burns fast and you don’t want that.
Have you tried any substitutions? Can coconut sugar be substituted? Also, what other flours can be used instead of all-purpose flour? Any recommendations? They look amazing.
I’ve only made them as written so can’t speak to the results with substitutions. I recommend making them as written.
(Cont) sorry keyboard isn’t working. Posts on it’s own. :-):-) incredible we have so many wonderful recipe choices. Would have to live forever to make the ones I like! Thank you again for the best of the bunch. Coconut, chocolate and almonds – amazing ingredients for a cookie.