My Favorite Almond Joy Cookies Lighter Recipes

ALMOND JOY COOKIES

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.

MY FAVORITE ALMOND JOY COOKIES - LIGHTER

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.