Gluten-Free Almond Joy Cookies
These Gluten-Free Almond Joy Cookies are made with almond flour and packed with chocolate, coconut, and delicious almond flavor.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract (see notes)
- 2 cups almond flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- ¾ cup mini chocolate chips (see notes)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Use a stand mixer or hand mixer to cream the butter until smooth. Add the brown sugar or coconut sugar. Mix again until smooth.
- Beat in the egg and the almond extract.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, salt, and baking soda.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Once combined, add the coconut.
- Use a spatula or large spoon to fold in the chocolate chips.
- Lightly spray two cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray or line them with parchment paper.
- Use two spoons or a small cookie scoop to create 1″ to 1 ½″ sized-cookies. Place them evenly spaced on your prepared baking sheets. These cookies do spread so be sure to leave some room in between each one.
- Bake for approximately 11-13 minutes until the tops are a light golden-brown.
- Let them sit on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
- Store in an air-tight container for 2-3 days (if they last that long).
Notes
- Be sure to measure the almond extract exactly. It is very potent so you don’t want to use too much or the almond flavor will be too overwhelming.
- Use either semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips.
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