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Best Almond Joy Cookies Ever!

The best Almond Joy Cookies stacked on top of each other with almond joy cookies.
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My “Cookie” Pinterest board is one of my favorite boards. I never miss a chance to pin a good cookie recipe. I don’t make cookies often, but when I do, I make sure that it’s something like the “Cook’s Illustrated Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie”, you know, chewy, loaded with chocolate chips, with the lovely nuttiness from the brown butter…
When Cook’s Illustrated calls something “perfect”, you know there ain’t a better cookie out there…. So why invent the wheel when someone else has already done it?

Almond Joy cookies on a yellow plate, stacked in a circle.
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And I am not going to lie, I kind of like when my daughter tells me that I am “The BEST MOM EVER!”, when she hears she has cookies waiting for her at home as I pick her up from school. A tall glass of cold milk in one hand, and a warm chewy & chocolaty cookie in another, while grinning from ear to ear, is a pretty great sight to see, especially if it’s your own kid. Besides, you don’t need to be a kid to enjoy this great cookie.

A chocolate cookie ripped into pieces with almond joy chocolate candy.
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Besides being an amazing flavored cookie, there’s another reason it’s one of my favorites. It does not use room temperature butter. This means that the second you decide you want cookies, you can whip that butter out of the freezer and start making them, instead of removing the butter from the freezer and using every ounce of patience you’ve got to wait until it comes to room temperature. Also the smell… The heavenly aroma of browned butter combined with brown sugar…it’s irresistible. I was making it with my daughter one day and she kept saying how she doesn’t think we need to add the flour or eggs because she can just eat it like that – browned butter & brown sugar.
So run to your kitchen right now and get your cookies going, you know you want to!

Chocolate chip cookies stacked on top of each other next to more cookies.

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Best Almond Joy Cookies Ever!

5 from 1 vote

Soft and chewy homemade cookies made with loads of chocolate chip morsels and almond joy candy.

Author: Marina | Let the Baking Begin
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond cookies, almond joy cookies
Calories: 807 kcal
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • cups unbleached all-purpose flour, 8¾ ounces
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1¾ sticks
  • ½ cup granulated sugar, 3½ ounces
  • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar, 5¼ ounces
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • cups semisweet chocolate chips or chunks
  • ¾ Almond Joy Candies

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and turn the heat to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper set aside.

Whisk the dry ingredients together:

  1. Whisk cups flour & ½ tsp baking soda together in a bowl, set aside

Melt the Butter

  1. Heat 10 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat until melted and then for another 1-2 minutes until the butter turns a dark golden color. Transfer browned butter to a large heatproof bowl & stir in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter until completely melted.

Add Sugars & Eggs

  1. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp salt & 2 tsp vanilla to the melted butter and stir/whisk until fully incorporated. While continuing to whisk, add egg & yolk, continuing to whisk until the mixture is smooth. Let it sit for 3-5 minutes. Stir for 30 seconds. Repeat the process of resting and stirring 2 more times until the mixture has thickened & is smooth and shiny.°

Add Flour & Chocolate chips.

  1. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and using a wooden spoon stir until just combined about 1 minute. Add chocolate chips & stir again to make sure chocolate chips are evenly distributed.

Shape the cookies

  1. Using a 1 tablespoon-sized ice cream scoop (2- 2.5 inches cookies), or a 3 tablespoon-sized ice cream scoop (for larger & thicker cookies), divide the dough & arrange on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Stick about 4 (for smaller sized cookies) or 7-8 (for larger cookies) Almond Joy candies on top of each cookie ball.

Bake

  1. Bake cookies for 6-8 minutes for smaller cookies or 10-14 minutes for larger cookies, until cookies are slightly golden & puffy. The centers are supposed to still be soft, but the edges will have begun to set. Transfer cookies to a wire rack & allow to cool before serving.

To Freeze

  1. Shape the cookie dough and set it on a baking sheet. Adorn with almond joy candies. Freeze for 3-4 hours. Transfer to a ziplock bag & store for up to 1 month. To bake: set frozen cookie balls on a parchment paper-lined a baking sheet, 2 inches apart and bake in a preheated to 375°F oven. Add 3-4 minutes to the regular baking time.

Nutrition Facts
Best Almond Joy Cookies Ever!
Amount Per Serving
Calories 807 Calories from Fat 396
% Daily Value*
Fat 44g68%
Saturated Fat 27g169%
Cholesterol 133mg44%
Sodium 516mg22%
Potassium 322mg9%
Carbohydrates 95g32%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 60g67%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 918IU18%
Calcium 71mg7%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Welcome to Let the Baking Begin! I'm Marina and my love and passion for eating only the most delicious foods drive me to share that love here on Let the Baking Begin (since 2009). With over 20 years of experience in the kitchen, you know the recipes are tested and retested until perfect. I'm so happy to have you here. Enjoy! Read more...

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  • Lena

    Marina, thank you for your reply.Ive been to Wallmart, freddys, costco, safeway and can’t find the almond joy pieces anywhere! I have to stop at cash and carry to check out. I was pretty desperate to bake it and baked with regular chocolate chips and they were bomb!!! This recipe is a keeper and I will be making it again for sure.Do you by any chance remember where u got the candies? Thank you so much=)

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    • I wonder if it was a holiday thing, because after your comment I have been on the lookout for them again and have not found them. I got them at Safe Way when I did.

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  • Lena

    Hi! Am craving some homemade cookies and would like to make these tonight. I am kind of confused because I don’t see the almond joy candies on top of these. I can see the chocolate chips and that package you have. Wouldn’t it melt after you bake the cookies? Thank you in advance.

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    • Hi Lena,
      The blue and brown candies on top are the almond joy candies that are in the blue packet you see in the background 🙂 So they’re made into this shape but still have the flavor of the almond joy candies that you’re used to seeing as bars. And no, they don’t melt as you bake them, or rather the shell might crack and the inside will melt but not ooze out 🙂

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