With sweet coconut, sliced almonds, and creamy rich chocolate, this Almond Joy Cookies Recipe will instantly transport you to a tasty tropical paradise! Plus, with a chocolate cake mix shortcut, these sweet little treats are SO easy to make!
Almond Joy Cookies Recipe
Trust me, if you’ve been craving your favorite Almond Joy candy, you won’t be after having these cookies!
These cookies serve up such a satisfying sensory experience. With each soft and chewy cookie bite, you’ll be greeted with perfectly crunchy almonds and chewy coconut. Just like you’ll get when you make this Coconut Fudge!
Joan writes: "WOW! These cookies are great and they taste just like an Almond Joy candy bar!"
Seriously… there’s no need to waste time searching for Almond Joy candy bars when it’s so easy to make these chocolate almond chip cookies instead!
There’s just something incredibly magical about creating cookies that taste like your favorite candy. These Mounds Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies, Andes Choc Mint Cookies, and Heath Bar Cookies all prove that point deliciously!
Plus, with just 6 ingredients, this recipe for almond joy cookies is practically fool-proof!
I chalk it all up to the fabulous little box of cake mix! That one genius short-cut alone makes these cookies both crazy easy and crazy delicious!
In fact, I don’t think it’s an overstatement at all to suggest that these cookies could easily be one of the BEST quick and easy dessert recipes you’ll ever make!
So now it’s up to you to decide… by trying this almond joy cookies recipe for yourself!
Almond Joy Cookie Ingredients
You can make these gooey rich chocolate almond cookies using just 6 simple ingredients!
- Chocolate Cake Mix – I used a milk chocolate cake mix to best replicate the chocolate flavor of an Almond Joy bar.
- Chocolate Chips – Again, I used milk chocolate morsels to make this cookie taste like an Almond Joy candy bar.
- Coconut – The fresher and softer the better!
- Sliced Almonds
- Butter– Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil can be substituted.
- Eggs
So simple, yet so amazing.
Trust me, easy cookie recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep like this make preparing a copycat candy cookies recipe SO easy!
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Simplicity is the key when you want to make the BEST almond joy cookies recipe!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Mix the cake mix, butter and eggs in a large bowl.
2. Then stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and almond slices.
3. Chill your dough in the refrigerator.
4. Once chilled, go ahead and form your dough into balls, before baking the cookies in the oven.
5. Bake your cookies in the oven, then cool, serve & DEVOUR!
See… I told you these chocolate almond cookies were going to be EASY!!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Make Ahead Tips
These chocolate almond chip cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! The dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.
You can also use these tips for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies that will show you how to freeze your almond joy cookie dough for later. These tips are ideal for making small batches of cookies or for stress-free holiday baking.
Storage Tips
Like most of my easy Cake Mix Cookies Recipes, these chocolate almond cookies will last well at room temperature for up to 3 days, stored covered in an airtight container.
How To Make Almond Joy Cookie Mix in a Jar
You can also use this old fashioned almond joy cookies recipe to create this almond joy cookie mix in a jar gift to give to your friends and family!
So this year give the gift of Joy… in the form of a cookie! 😉 It’s the perfect way to bring the islands to your friends and family.
Here’s how you can make some up as fun gifts in a jar…
1. Carefully empty entire contents of cake mix package into a Quart Sized Wide Mouth Mason Jar.
2. Gently pack down.
3. Then layer chocolate chips, sliced almonds, and coconut flakes.
4. Use Twine, Tags, Fabric, Ribbon, Scrapbook Paper, etc. to embellish your jar.
5. Optional: You could use sticker letters to make the words “Joy” or “Cookie Mix.”
6. Affix a tag with baking instructions, and you’re done!
Consider giving this as a gift to friends, family, foodies, coworkers, or neighbors!
This cookie mix can be made up to 4 weeks ahead of time, and stored in a pantry or cool, dark cupboard.
After about 1 month, the pretty layers may begin to settle a bit.
Almond Joy Cookie Mix Baking Instructions
Attach a label (or add the instructions to the top of the jar’s lid) with the following baking instructions:
1. Whisk together 2 Eggs + 1/3 cup Melted Butter in large bowl.
2. Pour in entire contents of jar, and stir well with spoon.
3. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 hours.
4. Form cookie dough balls & bake on parchment lined cookie sheets.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done.
Almond Joy Cookie Recipe Reviews
Here’s What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Easy Almond Joy Cookies Recipe…
Ethel writes: “These are easy to make and taste delicious”
Lucy writes: “I made these for a party last night, along with some Butterfinger Cookies. I didn’t come home with even a crumb of either. Easy recipe, and sinfully delicious.”
Cavet writes: “These were great.”
Frankie writes: “I made the almond joy cookies from cake mix. Excellent!”
Valerie writes: “I made it vegan with Ener-G egg replacer and used coconut oil. Two people said those were the best cookies they’ve had.”
Sue writes: “Made without the almonds to be more like Mounds Cookies.”
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Almond Joy Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 13.25 oz. Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter, (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips, (6 ounces)
- 2/3 cup Sweetened Coconut Flakes
- 1/4 cup Thinly Sliced Almonds
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Stir in Chocolate Chips, Coconut, and Almond Slices with large wooden spoon.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls and transfer to cookie sheet.
- Bake on center oven rack for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done. (Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets.)
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling, and ENJOY!
Notes
- Butter: When it comes to cake mix cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I’ve found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
- Make Ahead Tips: These chocolate almond chip cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! The dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking. You can also use these tips for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies that will show you how to freeze your cookie dough for later.
- Storage Tips: Like most of my easy Cake mix cookies recipes, these chocolate almond cookies will last well at room temperature for up to 3 days, stored covered in an airtight container.
- FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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WOW! These cookies are great and they taste just like an Almond Joy candy bar!
Thank you! 🙂 I’m so glad you enjoyed them!!