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Almond Joys are one of my favorite candy bars. I didn’t believe that there was anything that even compared until my Mom introduced these to me. They are DELICIOUS and taste just like an Almond Joy candy bar!
Easy Almond Joy Cookies Recipe
These cookies are DELICIOUS and taste just like an Almond Joy candy bar
Serving people
Ingredients
- 2 (7 ounce) packages sweetened coconut
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- 1 Tablespoon heavy cream
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla
Chocolate Topping:
- 11 ounces milk chocolate chips, (we prefer milk chocolate, but can use semi-sweet)
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 24 whole almonds, (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together coconut, condensed milk, sour cream, heavy cream and vanilla.
- Spoon out dough with a small ice cream scoop or spoon. Put on parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 17-18 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
Chocolate Topping:
- In a small bowl, microwave chocolate chips and oil for about 1 minute. Stir until melted. Spoon over cookies and top with a whole almond.
Nutrition
Calories: 99 kcal · Carbohydrates: 13 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 5 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 9 mg · Sodium: 25 mg · Potassium: 71 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 13 g · Vitamin A: 60 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 51 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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I have made these before, and they are so good! Thanks so much for sharing!
Love! Almond joy bars are the best!
Kristen, these look fab! I heart Almond Joys.
Kristen I miss you!! I hope you are doing well! Your posts are always awesome! Many of our meals come from your blog. 🙂
Oh, my gosh! Those look awesome! I LOVE Almond Joy candy bars. Gonna have to make these as soon as I get the ingredients.
SARAH!!!! I miss you too! I was just thinking about you the other day! How is Joplin? And how are rotations? Hope you guys are doing well!!!
Kristen
Mmmmmmm….these are a MUST try! I am a coconutaholic!!! Thanks for sharing~
Thank you for sharing this recipe, Almond Joys are one of my favorite candies.
Now Almond Joys are my fave!! Thank you for this great cookie recipe…so easy…tweeted!! xo Ally
These look super yummy. Thanks for sharing!
Yumm, I also love Almond Joys. I’ll definitely have to go for the semi-sweet, because I love dark chocolate, which always make me wish that Mounds had almonds in them. I’d love it if you shared these over at my link party. http://acraftycook.blogspot.com/2012/08/1-month-of-fun-august-link-party.html
Just found your blog and am dying to try some of the recipes I’ve found here. I have a great Almond Joy recipe, it’s actually bars that you cook and dip, but this is way easier. Can’t wait to try it. I also have 5 sisters, but my dad is an only child and wanted a boy, to carry on the name, so they bought one. (Well, guess they call it adopted;o) Love the blog and can’t wait to find more wonderful stuff to create.
Do you have to use the sour cream or is there a substitute I could use?
We have always followed the recipe. But a substitute for sour cream is plain yogurt.
These look great! How many cookies are made with one batch? Also, what kind of almonds do you use (roasted? salted/unsalted?)
Thanks!
Lisa
They make about 2 dozen. We just bought almonds in the bulk section of our grocery store. They weren’t coated in salt as you can see from the picture. Roasted would be good.
Question: If I make these to go on a cookie/treat tray as a gift for friends and neighbors, how would I package them? Would I need to, like, put each one on a muffin liner, or what?
My husband was looking at the recipe and said, “You know, for a second set, you could leave out the almond, use darker chocolate instead, and call them Mounds Cookies.” I think he’s on to something. (So glad I married him…LOL!)
These really hold their shape and could be given away on small plates wrapped in plastic wrap or cellophane. You could also package them in cute little cellophane gift bags that usually come with twist ties.
I just made these this morning and they turned out horrible! They totally flattened out and completely stuck to the paper – like baked into the paper.I tried using my silpat for the next batch and they even stuck to that. Seriously, I couldn’t scrape them off for anything. They didn’t hold their shape at all either-the entire batch was a total loss. 🙁 Where did I go wrong?? Any tips?
Could I do the same thing with white chocolate? And if so when I do it exactly the same way with the vegetable oil