Almond butter cookies are the perfect cookies to bring to all of your holiday parties! They are easy to make, crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Their delicious nutty flavor and will have all your friends asking for the recipe. Looking for more holiday treats? Make these French meringue cookies and date cookies too!
To make these almond butter cookies, you will need :
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- Raw almonds – we recommend organic almonds.
- Salted butter will give your cookies a little extra kick.
- Granulated sugar
- Cane sugar
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract – we love Madagascar vanilla which is rich and creamy.
- Large eggs should be fresh and preferably, organic.
- Flour
- Baking powder will make the cookies rise.
Looking for a fabulous cookie recipe for this year’s holiday cookie exchange party (-ies)? This is it! These cookies are slightly crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside – perfect cookie texture in my opinion. They are unique, easy to make and include rich almond butter which give them a lovely, nutty flavor. You will love them and so will your friends and family!
Tips to make the perfect almond butter cookies :
- This recipe includes making your own almond butter but to make things even faster and easier, you can absolutely use pre-made almond butter.
- Don’t overcook – the key to getting cookies that are the right texture is not overcooking the cookies.
- Serve with our French hot cocoa for the perfect Christmasey snack.
Make these almond butter cookies your own by mixing things up a little :
- Make chocolate almond butter cookies by tossing in some chocolate chips or chocolate chunks.
- Make a keto version with this keto almond butter brownie cookies.
You may need…
- A fun hedgehog embossed cookie rolling pin – we love this cute rolling pin to add a personal touch to our cookies! To use it, just leave off the almond and roll the dough using the embossed rolling pin before you bake the cookies.
More holiday desserts
More cookie recipes we love from other bloggers
- The Best Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies from Pinch of Yum
- Peanut Butter Cookies from Gimme Some Oven
- Maple Brown Sugar Cookies from Sally’s Baking Addiction
- The Best Chewy Molasses Cookies by Pizzazzerie
Almond Butter Cookies
Make almond butter cookies using 9 simple ingredients. These cookies are crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Holiday cookie perfection!
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Almond Butter Cookies
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 27 cookies 1x
Description
Almond butter cookies are the perfect cookies to bring to all of your holiday. parties! They are easy to make, have a smooth and delicious nutty flavour and will have all your friends and family asking for the recipe.
Ingredients
For the homemade almond butter
1.5 cups of raw almonds
For the cookies
2 sticks of salted butter
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of can sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 tsp of vanilla extract
2 eggs (beaten)
2.5 cups of flour
1 tsp of baking powder
Toppings
30 raw almonds
Instructions
To make the almond butter
Mix the 1.5 cups of raw almonds in your food processor for 20 minutes until it becomes an almond butter (1.5 cups of almonds = 1 cup of almond butter).
To prepare the cookies
Heat the butter in a medium pan on low heat until it melts.
Remove from heat and leave to cool.
Mix the sugars in the bowl of your stand mixer, using the paddle attachment.
Pour in the butter and mix until creamy.
Add the almond butter and mix until smooth.
Add the vanilla and the eggs and mix for a minute to incorporate.
Mix the flour and the baking powder.
Pour in the flour and mix until it crumbles.
Put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Roll the dough into 27 balls.
Put 9 balls in the tray at a time.
Use a fork to press each ball of dough slightly one way and then another way to make a cross design.
Top each cookie with an almond.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
Repeat the last 4 steps for the rest of the dough.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: US
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