I recently discovered Trader Joe's Cocoa Almond Spread when searching for some Nutella to make these cookies. It is similar to Nutella, except made with almonds, and may even be better! These cookies are simply just... YUM! I adapted the recipe from Simply Scratch. I replaced the oats (not a fan) with almond meal, and was very pleased with the results. I also added in some vanilla extract in addition to using the Cocoa Almond Spread. Next time I will throw in some chocolate chips for added decadence! Drop a dollop of raspberry jam in the middle, and these very well could become one of my top most craveable cookies of all time!
Ingredients
1 egg
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon milk (I used soy)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup peanut butter (the crunchy works really well here!)
1/2 cup cocoa almond spread or Nutella
3/4 cup almond meal
3/4 cup almond meal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheet with silpat or parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix together egg, brown sugar, milk, vanilla, peanut butter, and almond spread. Add in salt, baking soda, and almond meal. Drop heaping teaspoons onto the prepared pan. Shape into a ball for nice, round cookies. Bake for 8 minutes. This timing was impressively exact! As difficult as it may be, let the cookies cool for 10 minutes before transferring from cookie sheet to serving plate, or mouth!
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| Excellent alone by the spoonful! |
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| mixing! |
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| ground up almonds |
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| peanuts, chocolate, and almonds, oh my! |
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| The perfect cookie! |
Enjoy!!!
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