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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Christina Elgie-Jones says
Omg i just made these exactly the way your recipe says and they came out perfect. I just pulled the first batch out and trying to make the second but i cant keep my wifes hands off the mixture. Lol Dont think I will have enough for a third batch. Thanks so much for sahring this with us. Deffinatly the best.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Ahhh! Thank you so much!
Debbie Frarey says
I just made the almond joy cookies and they turned out perfectly!! They’re so delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You’re so welcome Debbie!
Maria says
everytime i make these they come soo flat 🙁 what m i doing wrong???
Debora Cadene says
Just out of curiosity…how many ml is that can of Bordens Milk? I’m in Canada, and I think we usually get ml over oz. Our Bordens condenced milk is 300 ml. Is that enough??
jr146 says
yes one 300 ml can worked great for me, 14oz of coconut= 6 cups.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks for letting us know!
Bonnie says
How many cookies does this recipe yield, please?
Carrie says
Just made these..I didn’t have parchment paper, so I just sprayed my pan with nonstick spray. I used a can of scm and half of the bag of coconut, chips and almonds thrown in lol I didn’t measure that but they came out good. I love ANYTHING almond joy! The first 2 batches I made I timed them for 12 minutes my last batch went a little longer which I think they turned out better. I’ll be making these again soon.
Kat B says
These looked and sounded fantastic however, I wasn’t impressed. Made them exactly as recipe stated they come out just like the picture but I found them a bit tough and chewy. They don’t remind me of an Almond Joy at all. First time I have tried one of your recipes that I didn’t care for.
Tally in hindi says
Oh wow that looks good
Jaimie says
Followed directions to the T…unfortunately mine did the same and it did for many others…spread completely out into a big goopy mess. I think the recipe needs more of a binder.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Did you watch the video Jamie where I too followed the directions and my cookies came out? Might want to double check your ingredients 🙂
Flavor Queen says
These came out beautifully. I didn’t use sweetened coconut and it was plenty sweet. Thanks for a foolproof technique.
Lynn Erickson says
Can you make these cookies using desiccated coconut and if so how many cups do you require?
Thanks for your help.
farha says
Is it ok to substitute the chocolate with coconut??
And is it alright to use dessicated coconut ?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I haven’t tried it that way Farha and I’m worried that it won’t hold together as well. Let me know if you give it a try!
Marjorie says
I tried to make these while baking they ran all over and made one big cookie I followed the recipe as printed and don’t understand what went wrong had to throw the whole batch out. I don’t understand what Went wrong.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Hi Marjorie! You might want to check the ingredients list again… Did you use sweetened CONDENSED milk?
Jane says
Just making these now and I’m glad I did what I normally do when trying out a new recipe – just did a few to start with to see how they baked up. Boy am I glad I did – they ran all over the place and ended up almost one big cookie! I have a feeling I know what the trouble was though – up here in Canada we have that stupid metric system so all our packaging is in grams etc – figuring out how much 7 ounces of coconut was a bit of a problem. Since I was out of coconut I decided to stir in about 1/3 cup of flour to try holding them together and that seems to be doing the trick. I just hope it tastes as good as the first test – it might be ugly but dang they are tasty!
Gina says
I made these exactly the way the recipe was written. I had no problems at all. The cookies just slid off the parchment paper. These are about the easiest cookies to make and they are so darn delicious. Thanks.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Couldn’t agree more Gina! Thank you!