Best Cousin Donnas Almond Cookies Recipes

DONNA'S COCONUT ALMOND COOKIES

Donna's Coconut Almond Cookies image

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

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

COUSIN DONNA'S ALMOND COOKIES

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Ground almonds provide the rich flavor base for these delectable cookies, perfect for a tea party or dessert tray.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup ground almonds (use spice grinder to grind into powder form)
1 2/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F.
In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and ground almonds with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. In another bowl, stir together flour and salt. With electric mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture.
Shape dough into tablespoon-size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until the bottoms have browned (the tops of the cookies will remain a light color.) Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Mix cinnamon, nutmeg and powdered sugar. Dip tops of cookies into mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 60 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g