DONNA'S COCONUT ALMOND COOKIES

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I have four daughters, and my family has a big love of a certain candy bar. I was inspired to create a cookie that would satisfy the cravings! The result is a light and airy cookie that's crisp, packed with flavor, and addicting! It's hard to stop at one. You can switch out the semi-sweet chocolate with your favorite chocolate flavor or just leave the chocolate off altogether. Don't be fooled by the small amount of chocolate because this cookie packs a lot of flavor. These are super easy to make.

Provided by donnam

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup shortening
¾ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat butter, shortening, and sugar in a bowl until creamy. Mix almond and vanilla extracts and salt into creamed mixture. Gradually beat in flour until smooth. Stir coconut into dough.
Scoop up dough by heaping tablespoonfuls, roll into balls, and arrange about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Dip the bottom of a glass in flour and press cookies 1/4 inch thick.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets for 2 or 3 minutes before removing cookies.
While cookies are baking, heat half the chocolate chips in a small bowl in a microwave oven for 30 seconds; stir. Repeat steps, heating and stirring until chocolate chips are melted, smooth, and warm. Place remaining chocolate chips into melted chocolate and continue heating and stirring until all chips are melted and just warm. Transfer melted chocolate to a resealable plastic sandwich bag. Snip a small corner off the bag with a scissors.
Hold the bag like a pastry bag and squeeze a thin line of melted chocolate onto warm cookies in a zigzag pattern. Transfer cookies to cooling racks to let the chocolate harden, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.1 calories, Carbohydrate 21.2 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 61.3 mg, Sugar 11.2 g

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Sonia Bobbitt

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I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. I'll definitely be making them again!

SK belayet Hossin

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These cookies are the perfect combination of chewy and crispy. The coconut and almond flavors are perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making these again!

abbagana mohammed

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These cookies were a disaster! They were dry and crumbly, and they didn't taste like coconut or almond at all. I'm not sure what went wrong.

Bratislav Rosandic

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These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good. I think I'll try reducing the amount of sugar next time.

Chi Bey

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I'm not a big fan of coconut, but I really enjoyed these cookies. The almond flavor really balances out the coconut. I'll definitely be making them again.

c t

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These cookies are so easy to make and they taste amazing! I love the combination of coconut and almond. They're the perfect cookie for any occasion.

Rubel islam

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I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. I'll definitely be making them again.

wa1king corps3

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These cookies are the perfect combination of chewy and crispy. The coconut and almond flavors are perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making these again!

loreni Martinez

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These cookies were a disaster! They were dry and crumbly, and they didn't taste like coconut or almond at all. I'm not sure what went wrong.

Muskan Ujjan

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These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good. I think I'll try reducing the amount of sugar next time.

Wilbur Bell

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I'm not a huge fan of coconut, but these cookies were surprisingly good. The almond flavor really balances out the coconut. I'll definitely be making them again.

Ty Mesteth

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These cookies are so good! I love the combination of coconut and almond. They're also really easy to make, which is a bonus.

Aarati Raut

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I've made these cookies several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. They're soft and chewy with a perfect balance of sweetness and coconut flavor.