This summer I have been trying to keep the sweets in my house to a minimum. It has not always been possible since I have had 2 of my guys home for most the summer. Sweets just seem to be staples in the diet of teenage boys. Unfortunately, I have a sweet tooth, so the cookies just seem to call my name! I think that I finally got that sweet tooth under control a few weeks ago, and things have been looking much better. I was actually looking forward to having a sweetless kitchen this week since my guys are away at camp. However, on Friday, I was asked to make a dozen cookies to help fill a care package which was being sent to said camp. Now, you know as well as I do that you can’t just make a dozen cookies! It is impossible, so I decided to find a recipe that would be good, but maybe not too appealing to my sweet tooth. I searched our church’s cookbook and found a recipe called Texas Almond Crunch Cookies. These definitely sounded like teenagers would enjoy them, but with a high fat content, I didn’t think that I would be that drawn to them. Yeah, right…they are amazing! I think that you will agree!
1 c. sugar
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter
1 c. oil
1 tsp. almond exxtract
2 eggs
3-1/2 c. flour
1 c. whole-wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. salt
2 c. coarsely chopped almonds
6 oz almond brickle baking chips
sugar
In a large bowl, combine both sugars, butter, and oil until well-blended. Add almond extract and eggs; mix well. Combine both flours, soda, cream of tartar, and salt; mix well. Add to sugar mixture and mix at low speed until well-blended. Stir in almonds and brickle chips. Shape into large balls with tablespoons. Roll in sugar. Place 5 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. With a fork dipped in sugar, flatten in criss-cross pattern. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-18 minutes or until a light golden brown on the edges. Cool a minute on baking sheet; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Oho! So this is the recipe for those amazing cookies. =) Thank you so much for sending them! (and I have to say that of all the cookies that came, yours shipped the best)
Glad that I could send them, and glad to hear that they shipped well!