Almond Joy Cookies

These delicious Almond Joy cookies have a chewy center, crispy edges, and loaded with your favorite candy bar flavor. A blend of sweet coconut, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and sliced almonds.

Almond joy cookies on red plate.

Why You’ll Love These

  • This almond joy cookie recipe is so simple to make.
  • It’s the perfect combination of slivered almonds, coconut flakes, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. These cookies taste like an Almond Joy candy bar in cookie form.
  • These coconut almond chocolate chip cookies are slightly crispy on the edges, soft, and chewy in the center.
  • If you’re an Almond Joy fan you’re going to love these cookies!

Some of our other favorite cookie recipes are Hello Dolly Cookies, Salted Butterscotch Pretzel Cookies, Peanut Butter Cup Cookies, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Italian Butterball Cookies, and Thin Crispy Ginger Snaps Recipe.

Almond joy cookies recipe ingredients on a dark surface.

Please see the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients, measurements, and instructions.

How To Make Almond Joy Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer cream the unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, and vanilla extract, and mix until just incorporated.
Sugars and butter creamed together in a glass mixing bowl for almond joy cookies recipe.
Egg and vanilla extract added to the creamed ingredients for almond joy cookies.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, and stir just until some dry flour remains. Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds.
Dry ingredients add to the wet ingredients in a glass mixing bowl for almond joy cookies.
Almond joy cookie dough batter with the almonds, coconut flakes, and mini semi sweet chocolate chips added in a glass mixing bowl.
  • Use a cookie scoop to drop rounded spoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake on the center rack for 9-12 minutes until golden brown. Watch closely all ovens are not the same. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Almond joy cookies on red plate.

This easy almond joy cookie recipe doesn’t last long in our house so you might want to double the recipe!

Tips

  • Measure the flour correctly. Aerate, spoon, and swoop level.
  • Bring the egg and butter to room temperature. Room temperature ingredients bond together easily, creating an even texture batter.
  • Do not overmix the dough. It will produce dry hard cookies. I always mix the dry ingredients in just until some dry flour remains and then I stir in the add-ins.
  • For the best results bake one sheet at a time on the center rack of the oven. Let the baking sheet cool before dropping more dough. A warm cookie sheet can cause the cookies to spread too much. Prepare multiple baking sheets for this reason.

Variations

  • Substitute coconut extract and or almond extract for the vanilla extract.
  • Almond Joy candy bars use milk chocolate chips. You can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips if desired.

FAQs

Storing

The cookies will keep airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Can You Freeze Almond Joy Cookies

Yes, you can freeze the baked Almond Joy cookies. I lay a single layer on a sheet tray and flash-freeze for about one hour. Then transfer them to zip-lock bags separated by parchement paper.
To thaw the cookies remove them from the bags or containers and place them on a platter or cooling racks.
DO NOT thaw them in the freezer bags or containers. The condensation that forms while they thaw could stay on the cookies and cause them to become soggy.

To Freeze Unbaked Cookies

Place cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze for about 30 minutes until hard. Place the frozen dough balls in a freezer-safe container or bag, and freeze for up to 2 months.
When you are ready to bake the cookies, remove the dough balls from the freezer for about 20 minutes or so before baking. You may need to add a few minutes to the baking time. Keep an eye on them, you don’t want them to burn.

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Almond joy cookies on red plate.

Almond Joy Cookies Recipe

These delicious Almond Joy cookies have a chewy center, crispy edge, and loaded with your favorite candy bar flavor. A blend of sweet coconut, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and sliced almonds.
4.09 from 36 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 169kcal
Author: Leigh Harris

Ingredients
 

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup shredded coconut flakes, sweetened
  • 3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (more if desired)
  • 3/4 cup almonds, sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet (or two) with parchment paper or silpat.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer cream together the unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the egg, and vanilla extract and mix until just incorporated.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar mixture and mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
  • Stir in the coconut, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and almonds.
  • Use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop to drop rounded spoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake on the center rack for 9-12 minutes. Watch closely, all ovens are not the same and they can brown very quickly.
  • Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg

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3 Comments

  1. I have made these for card group they look delicious! My favourite chocolate bar, almond joy!
    Will make them again!4 stars

  2. These are the best cookies. I used half Crisco-butter flavored and half butter. Toasted my almonds for a few minutes in a skillet. They came out terrific my family loves them, I make them a few times a year. Thanks for the recipe5 stars

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