Today’s offering is one of my all-time favorite cookie recipes: Toasted Almond & White Chocolate Chip Cookies. Oh my goodness! They’re so delightful. Rich, chewy, that luxurious almond flavor…and best of all, when they’re baking, they fill the kitchen with a wonderful aroma.
I’ve made these before with just a splash of Amaretto added to the dough, and it makes them almost too delicious for words. But the basic recipe is wonderful, too—give it a try both ways!
2 sticks melted butter
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons almond extract
1-1/2 teaspoon Amaretto (optional)
2-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white chocolate chips
3 oz. slivered almonds
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Place almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast and turn until toasted. Your nose will let you know when they are done. Don't walk away from them, because as soon as you do, they will burn!
Using a stand or hand mixer. beat melted butter and sugars u til thoroughly combined. Slowly beat in egg, egg yolk, almond extract and Amaretto.
Place dry ingredients into a large bowl and stir to combine, then slowly add them to the wet ingredients. When completely blended, fold in chips and toasted almond slivers.
Using a cookie scoop or teaspoon scoop teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet.
Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges start to brown. Allow cookies to cool for about 3 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.
The homegrilz love eating these cookies. And you will, too!
59 comments:
Oh my goodness. I just bought almond extract for my almond puff coffee cake. I HAVE to make these cookies. Thanks Katerine.
Hi Katherine!
I'm visiting from SITS! My hubby and I met and married in Knoxville...love that area! I'd go back in a heartbeat! Those cookies sound and look scrumptious! Have a super day!
Oh yum.....thanks for sharing.
Have a beautiful day.
Lovely photo! Can't wait to try!
i think i can smell those cookies through my computer screen!!!
yumm!!!
i KNOW i am going to make these soon!!!
Katherine, these cookies look delish! Just send me a couple over with my coffee, thanks! :)
it always feels funny to say this but here goes anyway - nice cookies!
I'm sure I've told you about my cookie weakness. You temptress!
Well you know me and cookies! Just got to try this recipe either today or tomorrow. Taking dinner to two different families tonight and tomorrow night. I think that they would love these. You are right about almond smelling so good when it is baking.
Hey you, did you take that picture??? That is really a great picture. I'm smiling :))
I bet the amaretto is fantastic in this. Almonds & white choco, a good combo. I haven't made cookies for a while. I have some cashews sitting around asking to be put in a batter LOL
These look great! I'm not usually a white chocolate fan, but recently had some higher end white chocolate that I really liked.
Katherine I am trying to diet here you know. This doesn't cut it at all. I want some.
WOW!!! Those look so good. Almonds are my favorite, but I never think to add them into cookies.
GOODNESSS!!!! This dough is calling my name!! I can't imagine what the cookie itself will do to me... yikes!! Thanks for the great recipe!!
Yes, these DO looks amazing...and with that extra little splash of goodness...OH MY! :P
I really like the way you took the picture of the cookies, so nice :)
Katherine these look fantastic, you can see how soft they are and if they look soft they're gonna be chewy. YES!!!! My kinda cookie!!
I'm definately adding these to my cookie repetoire - I'm a sucker for white chocolate anything mmm.
Hi Katherine - oh those cookies are packaged too prettily to eat :)
I perked right up when I saw white chocolate. I know I'll be making these. They sound divine.
ooo, almonds and white chocolate and amaretto too - excellent! i would love these!
Oh - all my favorite flavors. You just made two college kids very happy!
Almonds and White Chocolate works for me put on the coffee.
Oh my, those look sooo good! I will have to make some white chocolate soon.
how lovely! I shall bookmark these for times when I wanna bake some gifts for friends!
Scrumptious, almond and chocolate always go well together.
They look wonderful Katherine! I am always on the look out for another cookie recipe...I absolutely LOVE cookies!!!
They look fantastic and pretty. I just made cookies using white chocolate and I loved them.
These are gorgeous looking cookies! I love almonds so I'll have to try these for sure!
Those look wonderful! What a wonderful present too tied up with a bow!
Hope you are having a wonderful day!
XOOX
Jen
Katerine, Those look so scrumptious. I'll be glad to when power is restored so I can start cooking again. Blessings, SusanD
Could you send a couple my way with a big glass of milk?
Thanks for stopping by my blog and your kind words about my iPhone polaroids. Your photographs are terrific. You definitely have a "good eye". I like the close ups of the cookies, and the beater and whipping cream photo.
Thanks for the recipe. White chocolate is one of my favorites and I can't wait to try your cookies and the white chocolate mousse.
Did you know for every splash of amaretto in the cookie, you should put one in your glass? Just a helpful hint.
They sound great! Up here, it's the Macadamia nut/white chocolate.. I once did a cookie for a party that had white chocolate, macadamia nuts, coconut, and dried pineapple- we called it the diva cookie!
Very pretty and surely hyper delicious! These cookies must taste heavenly!
Cheers,
Rosa
I have only one thing to say about this recipe: foodgasm!! These sound sooo good! I'm going to have to break into my friend's flat and steal her oven so i can bake these. **drool**
Those are for me, yes? Thanks so much!
Oh (fainting) I need these!
You have just combined two of my favorite things... and then you used the magic word - amaretto!
WOW!
I have been on a sweet kick this week, and now these delish cookies are calling out my name...Thanks!
Delish! They look so pretty with their little ribbon.
Can these offerings be couriered to me?????? Please........ :)
They look awesome!!
My goodness those look good! And I love the little ribbon in the photo...beautiful contrast! Can't wait to try these cookies! Thanks Katherine!
They look soft and sweet and so delicious. Just the way I love em!
These look like perfection, I can only imagine how wonderful they are fresh from the oven!
I am so making these cookies.. LOVE toasted coconut and you can't beat the convenience of melted butter in a cookie recipe:)
Those sound amazing!
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These look awesome!
Those cookies look delicious!
this sounds so good with the amaretto in thr dough!
Oh. Yum. :)
These look sinfully delicious, Katherine. I use almond extract in all of my baked goods. Such a nice flavor. And your photographs are amazing!
OH My - these are some FANTASTIC looking cookies!
Oh my, a splash of amaretto? I would be hooked in an instant plus I would get my son to enjoy them with the white chocolate. I love the plum colored ribbon as well as it makes the whole photo cheery.
the amaretto is a nice touch
Well, of course the recipe is wonderful, it has 2 sticks of butter and white chocolate. Duh!
Such a nice call on the amaretto. It probably smells as good as it looks.
I love any type of cookie, and i love the idea of the amaretto, yummmy!
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