Soft Almond Butter Cookies with Chocolate and Sea Salt
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These soft almond butter cookies are such a comforting treat! Dipped in dark chocolate and accented with sea salt, for the perfect balance of sweet & salty.
Hey, how is your spring so far?
Ours is kind of all over the place. One day: warm, sunny, and beautiful; the next grey and chilly. Today is one of those grey chilly days. All I want to do is curl up under a blanket with a big plate of cookies!
These almond butter cookies would be just the thing. They're soft and pillow-y, a little nutty, with a hint of sweet almond extract. Dipping them in dark chocolate definitely does not hurt! And I will never turn down a sweet & salty treat, so we are accenting the melted chocolate with a little sea salt.
It creates such a gorgeous balance of flavors, and gives a little added crunch as well. It's like sprinkles, only even tastier!
More great cookie recipes on my "Cookie Recipes Galore" Pinterest board!
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Soft Almond Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt
Ingredients
- 14 tablespoons (207.02 g) unsalted butter, , softened
- ¾ cup (165 g) light brown sugar,, lightly packed
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (125 g) almond butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) almond extract
- 2 ¼ cups (281.25 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (32 g) cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 ounces (113.4 g) bittersweet chocolate,, melted
- 1 ½ tablespoons (1.5 tablespoons) fleur de sel, (kosher salt may be substituted)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Place the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium-high speed until very pale and fluffy (3 to 5 minutes).
- Stir in the almond butter until incorporated.
- Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, beating until completely incorporated.
- Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, then add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt, stirring on medium-low speed until combined.
- Use a 1 ½-tablespoon cookie scoop to drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared sheets, allowing about two inches in between (for spreading).
- Use the palm of your hand to press the balls slightly flat.
- Bake (one sheet at a time) on the center rack of the oven for 7 to 10 minutes, or until set around the edges and just barely beginning to turn golden.
- Cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Dip one side of each cookie in melted chocolate, and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.
Allie the cookie was soft.
I see. Well I'm not familiar with the recipe your neighbor shared with you, but I do have a nice soft chocolate chip cookie you might like. You can find the recipe here: https://bakingamoment.com/soft-chocolate-chip-cookies/. Hope you enjoy!
The chocolate makes these extra special
These are so great! I love soft cookies!
Hi. Love your blog! Can these be frozen?
Hey thanks Noreen! They sure can!
Allie I would like to know if there is a Chocolate Chip recipe that calls for Milk or Carnation Milk. Years ago my neighbor made Chocolate Chip Cookies with milk when she made them we got a cookie from her but she did not give us the recipe.
Oh that's too bad! I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that recipe. Was it crunchy or soft?
These cookies are so pretty!!! Something about dipping things in chocolate and then sprinkling them with sea salt is the equivalent to donning a pretty pair of sparkly earrings with a great shoe ;P
That is such a great analogy! Thanks so much Kayle!
ok, probably a dumb question, but where can I find almond butter? These sound amazing!
They have it at Hennings! You can either get it freshly ground in that natural foods section right between produce and seafood, or they also sell it in the peanut butter aisle. It's pretty widely available now!
Finally made them and.....amazing!
Another wonderful recipe, Allie!!!!
You're the best!
For recipes not me diet! Lol
Bshunaker
Haha! I totally get it! So happy you liked these Becky- thanks so much for the good feedback 🙂
LOVE these!! My boo just bought a ton of almond butter (I don't know why but I'm not complaining) so I have all sorts of "raw material" to work with! Inspiring idea. 🙂
Awesome! I wouldn't complain either! Almond butter is sooo good. Hope you have a chance to bake up a batch of these cookies with some of it!
Yes to nut butter cookies! These would be amazing with hazlenut butter too I bet 🙂 Plus, dipping in chocolate is always the right decision.
Ooh- I love that idea! And yes chocolate is always a good decision 😉