The hour and 20 minute torture that I have been enduring
this week at the gym has paid off!
I weighed in this morning and woo hoo!!!
4 lbs are gone.
Yup doing the happy dance over here...
the pants that I was hoping to wear
on our big date tomorrow night fit...again!
I just tried them on and
yup more happy dancing
going on in this house!
I just had to celebrate by sharing
some cookie love with you guys!
Honest!!!
I only ate one of these delicious bad boys!
Believe me, I wanted more...
but since my pant were zipped
and looked presentable for the public to see...
I resisted the urge for more.
Also it has come to my knowledge:-)
that I have a peanut butter addiction...
and I had to break out of the pb rut
that I had gotten into.
so I resorted back to another yummy addiction...
COCONUT!
Plus, coconut reminds me of summer and
since it snowed here again...
I need all the summer time thinking possible!!!
Hope you enjoy:-)
Recipe
Almond Joy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip cookies with almonds, coconut, and Almond Joy Pieces are fun cookie to dunk in milk.
Ingredients
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- 8 tablespoons butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup M&M's
- ¾ cup shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread the almonds on a cookie sheet and bake for 5-10 minutes. Stir occasionally and keep an eye on them because they will burn if you forget about them. Let cool and chop into smaller pieces.
- Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Mix in egg, milk and vanilla and beat again.
- Slowly beat in salt, baking soda, and flour.
- Stir in coconut, oats, chocolate chips, almonds, and Almond Joy Pieces by hand until combined.
- Drop dough by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on sheet for 1-2 minutes then remove to parchment paper to cool the rest of the way. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 146Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 70mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Ayla
Your recipe measures the butter in STICKS, so when you say 11/4 sticks do you mean 1/2 cup plus 2 TBSP?
Thanks!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Yes, that is exactly what I mean. Sorry about that...this is an older recipe, now I usually write everything in cups and Tablespoons.
Kellie
These are delicious! I did one thing different-I did 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 tsp. coconut extract and 1/4 tsp. almond extract...even my non coconut eating son thinks they are pretty tasty! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
LJ
you are so talented. I am so glad i found your blog.
http://www.laurenruthie.blogspot.com
Jocelyn
the actually candy bars will work, but I used the pieces that look like m&m's:-)
KAT
I love coconut so I made these. the only thing is in the recipe it called for Almond Joy pieces (in the blue bag)... Well the mini almond joy candy bars are in a blue bag and that is what I bought and cut into pieces (whoops).... Added these to the cookies, reduced the coconut and these cookies were FABULOUS!!! Everyone loved them and go a chuckle out of my "substitution" Thanks for the recipe!
Jerri
How wonderful! My husband loves almond joys! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites!
Sasha
Just looking at the picture of these cookies makes me want some so bad! I bet they're tasty. Thanks for linking up to Creation Mondays @ ~The Life of Me~!
cookies and cups
Those Almond JOy pieces are like crack!
DeeAnn
OMG. This sounds delicious! I've gotta try them 🙂
Emily {WhipperBerry}
I LOVE Almond Joy! This look amazing.
Meaghan Luby
love this! and congrats on the weight loss! almond joys are a fave of mine so, this is a win 🙂
-meg
@ http://www.clutzycooking.blogspot.com
Amanda @ Serenity Now
Wow! 4 pounds in a week? That's amazing. 🙂 Congratulations! Those cookies look delish. Easier to package up and share with others. 😉
Thanks so much for joining my Weekend Bloggy Reading party. 🙂
Carolina
Congrats on being lighter! 4 lbs in a week is HUGE! Wish I had your ability to commit to the gym (and stay away from yummy cookies like these ones). My hubby and I both LOVE coconut... : )
Stopping by from the Creative Girls Blog Hop
Dominique @ Craft Couture
Okay I click on your page link & I see your header first...looks so yummy, then I see your first couple posts..oh geezy you are making me hungry lol. These cookies look very yummy! I'm stopping by from Creative girl link up party :).
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theultimate
I LOVE almond joys. Never thought about putting them in a cookie!! Awesome!
Brandi
Whoo-hoo! Congrats on the four pounds. Thanks to you I now have this song stuck in my head "Almond Joys got nuts, mounds don't".....
I am so in love with coconut m&ms. Have you tried those?
whipperberry.com
Oh my stars I am in LOVE with this recipe.
kisses
heather
Mindy
Happy dancing with you!! These sound tasty... and they could be pretty much all mine since the man of the house detests coconut.
But that might be bad.. very bad.
Jocelyn
There is to be no leaving of the blog due to temptatations:-)
I'm so glad you're here!
I'm seriously thinking about NOT following your blog anymore due to all the temptation. 🙂