ALMOND CRUNCH COOKIES
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The most delicious Almond Crunch Cookies and they are so easy! This simple and easy, yet delicious little sweet treat recipe will make you smile every time you take a bite!
The most delicious Almond Crunch Cookies and they are so easy! This simple and easy, yet delicious little sweet treat recipe will make you smile every time you take a bite!
ALMOND CRUNCH COOKIES
These are my son’s cookies! I was the sous chef this time in the kitchen. Yes, I’m so proud; Lincoln made these Almond Crunch Cookies all by himself. Well, he made them up to the point they were ready to cook, at that point he just wants to eat the dough! Funny, he and Ryder never care about actually baking or eating the baked cookies. It’s all about the cookie dough!
He’s a great baker I’ve had him in the kitchen baking with me since he could stand. Of course, I was giving instructions as well as explaining why we were doing what we were doing. (Lincoln wants to know the ‘why’ behind everything.)
On to the cookies!
THE ANATOMY OF A COOKIE
The oats give a good ‘chew’ and the cereal gives a good ‘crunch’ to this cookie. This Almond Crunch Cookie is not an overly sweet cookie. This is kind of perfect, if you want the sweeter drizzle of white chocolate over them, if you don’t like overly sweet cookies, simply omit the chocolate!
I liked the white chocolate and almond flavoring combination. However, you can substitute vanilla flavoring.
You can also use dark, semi, or milk chocolate for the drizzle.
Melt white chocolate (read How to Melt Chocolate) in the microwave in a zip-top freezer bag. When it’s thoroughly melted, snip the corner off and drizzle over the top of the cookies. Allow the chocolate to dry before serving or packaging.
INGREDIENTS FOR ALMOND CRUNCH COOKIES
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- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- solid vegetable shortening
- granulated sugar
- light brown sugar
- eggs
- almond extract
- old-fashioned rolled oats, uncooked
- toasted corn cereal like Chex
- white chocolate or almond bark
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Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on the products used.
I updated this post from an earlier version dated December 10, 2012. I made new photos and simplified the recipe instructions.
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Almond Crunch Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Crisco shortening
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
- 1 and ½ cups old fashioned rolled oats uncooked
- 1 and ½ cups toasted corn cereal like Chex
- 4 ounce white chocolate almond bark
Directions:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat 1 cup shortening with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating well. Add eggs and almond; beat well. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; stir until blended. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture mixing until just blended.
- Slightly crush corn cereal, only to the point there aren't large pieces (but not too small, you'll lose the 'crunch') Carefully stir in oats and cereal.
- Using an ice cream scoop, drop dough on a cookie sheet 2" apart. Bake at 325 degrees 12 to 14 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Melt the almond bark in a microwave-safe bowl at 30-second intervals. Stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies and allow it to harden and set.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
original photo
oh, this would be so easy to convert to a gluten free recipe. Love that you use cereal. I thought I was the only one who put cereal in cookies. My kids all love to bake too. Thankfully 2 of them are finally old enough to bake (and clean up!) without any help.
welllllll, mine aren’t so big on the cleaning part yet, but I’m trying! 🙂
I’m learning that gluten free cooking is a whole other ballgame, but I find it very interesting. Your site is a great resource!
Thanks girl, I hope to get back to normal next week, these holidays have almost killed me! Happy New Year!
These look amazing! I've pinned them for later – thanks for sharing 🙂
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I love cookies with almond extract. I make similar one's at Christmas, which I haven't done yet. I need to get a move on!
Thanks for sharing your recipes with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party 🙂
Paula
lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com
They look perfect! Wonderful presentation!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I see you there again next week 🙂
The cookie looks crunchy and chewing and the glaze.. I'm in heaven. thanks for sharing this cookie on foodie friday.
I must have been out shopping too, Paula! LOL. You have a great little chef – these sound great. Pinned to try 🙂 Thank you for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends this week!
These look amazing! Pinned to try!
These sound great, the addition of the cereal for a little crunch is wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing on our Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap.
Steph
swtboutique.com