If you love coconut, boy are you in for a treat today! These easy Almond Joy Cookies take just four ingredients and don’t even require a mixer! No beating, no chilling, just mix ’em up and throw ’em in the oven EASY! You’re going to love these ooey gooey fabulous cookies!
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I’ve got a major coconut lover in my life – my Dad. He loves all things coconut: coconut cream pie, coconut macaroons, raspberry coconut magic bars and especially these easy Almond Joy Cookies. These cookies are crazy easy to make and bake up to ooey gooey perfection.
So no flour, no eggs, no butter…what the heck is in these cookies you ask? Chocolate chips, coconut, almonds, and sweetened condensed milk – that’s it! I scoop the cookies right onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet and off they go for about 12 to 14 minutes. When the bottoms starts to look golden brown and you seem some of the coconut with brown tips – it’s time to come out!
After scooping out the cookies with my cookie scoop, I wet my fingertips and kind of pat the cookies into more of a disc shape. The cookies are the same shape going in as they are coming out so it’s up to you!
If you love coconut, you simply have to give these a try! See how easy these are to make!
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Almond Joy Cookies - Just 4 Ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz bag sweetened coconut flakes
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup chopped lightly salted almonds I used Blue Diamond Low Sodium Lightly Salted - light blue bag
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk regular or fat-free works
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine coconut, chocolate chips, almonds, and sweetened condensed milk.
- Stir until combined.
- Scoop out dough with a cookie scoop onto prepared baking sheet.
- Moisten the tips of your fingers with water and shape into discs. Pat the tops flat.
- Bake cookies for 12 to 14 minutes or until tips of coconut are just starting to turn golden brown.
- Let cool on baking sheet.
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
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Molly says
Curious what the nutritional information for these is. Thanks
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Good question! I would just google “nutrition calculator” and plug in the ingredients. It, of course, will depend on how big you make each cookie 🙂 Good luck!
Diane says
Amazingly easy and delicious! My gluten free housemate loved them, too.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Love it! Thanks for stopping by Diane! Hope you’re having a great week!
Lori says
What are the nutritional facts for these cookies. What size scoop?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I used a medium cookie scoop Lori. Just google “nutritional calculator” and pop the ingredients in. Thanks!
Suzanne says
Do the almond joy cookies freeze well and if so what do you suggest? Thank you!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I haven’t personally frozen these cookies Suzanne but many others have so I would go for it.
Tracey says
Yes they do!,, had them frozen for Christmas ?
Yvonne zaken says
Very irritated right now, they are NOT browning at all, it’s been 16 minutes.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
As all ovens cook differently, I’d pull them out, the cookies don’t get that brown and they are probably done. No need to get irritated 🙂
Suzette Ware says
Raise your oven grate (shelf)
– heat rise’s.
Cynthia says
I just featured your outragiouslly delicious cookies as my sinful recipe https://www.momontimeout.com/2016/07/almond-joy-cookies-just-4-ingredients/of the week on facebook!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Awesome! Thank you!
Love Food Life Alchemy says
I love recipes that use minimal ingredients. This recipe uses so few, yet is so gourmet in appearance. Love It!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Same here – the easier the better!
CHRISTINA MASZK says
My daughter has a peanut allergy so I’m going to omit the almonds and add some butterscotch chips. 🙂
Theresa Cheney says
Why would you omit the almonds? A peanut is not a nut. It’s a legume. That’s like saying I’m allergic to milk so I’m omitting the almonds. It doesn’t make sense.
Nancy Long says
most nuts are processed in the same plant and if you read the labels on them, they usually say so
Tanja Zambaras says
As a nurse I can tell you that if you are allergic to peanuts. Please do not eat other types of nuts that you buy in a store etc.. if you are growing your own almonds and know exactly that they are not touching any other there types of nuts (especially peanuts which I have seen kill people). Never assume. Better safe than sorry.
jr says
wow Theresa, no offence but poor advice, i’m allergic to soybeans and finding safe almonds for me to eat is hard because they may have come into contact with soy nuts ( found out the hard way). please Christina…no almonds! butterscotch chips sound awesome ! ( i wish they made them soy free)
jr says
ps… i substituted the almonds for bits of cheries, tasty!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yummy!
Kim Westfall says
I think I would opt for crisped rice or oat O’s to add crunch and tame the sweetness. Let us know how it turns out! I wonder if almond extract would be safe?
Jessica Simpson says
To tame the sweetness, just use unsweetened coconut.It is in the organic section. In my supermarket, it is across the aisle from the regular baking items.
Ivory says
Wow, you just stole my heart with so many of my favorite deserts. For sure, I will be making some of these. Yum, yum, yummy!
Karen @ The Food Charlatan says
4 ingredients!! You are killin me Trish! these cookies look sooo amazing! I barely even like coconut so that’s saying something. I want one right now!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
I love the coconut almond combo! These cookies would disappear in no time at our house!
Donna says
Do you think that by adding a tablespoon of flour to the cookie mix it might help to keep them from being sticky and then put a dusting of flour on the parchment paper might help I’m sticking to the pan?
Pete Mathis says
What size is the scoop?
T. Barrett says
Hey Pete,
I just made these. I tried a medium scoop but that was to big. I ended up using a small scoop about a tablespoon size and it worked perfect. Cheers.
Pat says
Great recipe, easy and delicious! We love these cookies!
Has anyone tried to freeze them? If so, what was the result?
TIA
Cindy says
I have started eating organic almost a 1 1/2 years ago. I really enjoy looking at recipes and figuring out what I can do to change or substitute some of the ingredients so the ingredients will be all organic. This is an easy recipe to do that with except for the sweetened condensed milk. Would you have any suggestions as to what I might be able to use in place of this?? I know the Hub and kids will adore these cookies although I just can not feed these to them without knowing I have used organic ingredients. Thanking you in advance!!
Cindy says
As soon as I posted my question I decided to do a search on how to make sweetened condensed milk and it is so, so simple!!! All I can say on my part is DUH!!!! LOL!!! I hope my question might help someone else. Can’t wait to try this !!!!!
Vanessa Nealy says
your answer, as in how to make your own organic sweetened condensed milk, might help someone else….just sayin-
wanda abbott says
can you tell me how to make sweeiened condensed milk? thank you. wanda
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Sorry Wanda – I can’t. I would google it 🙂
Shelley Heffner says
Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
35 mins
This Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk recipe makes a delicious, made from scratch version of sweetened condensed milk that you can use in coffee, baking, ice cream and more!
Author: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch
Serves: 1¼ cups
Ingredients
2 cups whole milk
¾ cup sugar (granulated or cane), honey, or maple syrup
4 tablespoons salted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Whisk together milk and sweetener in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisking often, bring to a low simmer. Continue to simmer, whisking often, until milk has reduced by half, about 30 minutes. Once reduced, remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Allow to cool completely and store in a mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
From: http://addapinch.com/homemade-sweetened-condensed-milk-recipe/
Marci Martindale says
I use organic sweetened condensed milk. I bought it at Trader Joe’s but have also found. T at the local market for much more.
Flavor Queen says
Seasonally Trader Joe’s has organic sweetened condensed milk.
Charlie says
There is organic next to the regular stuff, as of this month
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says
I’m a big fan of coconut myself! Looks great!
Mir says
These cookies look so chewy and awesome. I love the fact that they have chocolate chips and almonds. Sign me up!
Kelly says
I am such a big coconut lover so these cookies are totally calling my name! I love how easy they are to make with just 4 ingredients! They look so irresistible!
Marcy Greenhut says
The almond joy cookies took 24 minutes to brown, quite a bit longer than the 12-14 indicated in the recipe.
Baker says
Ditto! Tried 12 min, then kept baking for another 10 min.
Christine says
Can i use something else instead of condensed milk pls? Tks
Joyce Gentry says
Sweetened condensed coconut milk.