A favorite cookie recipe: Texas Almond Crunch Cookies
We love these crispy, crunchy almond cookies with the sweet taste of toffee!
Texas Almond Crunch Cookies
These crispy, crunchy almond cookies include the sweet taste of toffee! Recipe from Barbara Hodgson, 30th Pillsbury BakeOff, Pillsbury Best of the Bakeoff Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 large eggs
- 3½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 cups almonds, coarsely chopped
- One 6 ounce package butter toffee baking bits
- ½ cup granulated white sugar, for coating rolled cookie
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the sugars, butter and oil until well blended. Add the almond extract and eggs and mix well.
- In separate bowl, whisk together the flours, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar. Add the dry mixture to the sugars and mix at a low speed until well blended.
- Stir in the almonds and toffee bits. Form balls with about 1 tablespoon of dough per ball. Roll in granulated sugar and place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With a fork dipped in sugar, flatten the ball of dough with criss-cross fork pattern.
- Bake for 12 to 18 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 168kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 89mg, Potassium: 63mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 140IU, Vitamin C: 0.01mg, Calcium: 18mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is from Pillsbury Cook off grand prize winner from 1980’s, I’m not home but I have year & winner’s name. I will add it later.
Thank you!
These are from Martha Stewart.
thanks for letting me know- did they come from a cookbook? I can’t find them online anywhere associated with her name. Thanks!
OMG – I made this recipe and they are wonderful!!!!
now one of my favorites to make and the family loves them too.
These are the best cookies ever.I am asked for the recipe every time I make them! Thank you
Just wondered if I could make these cookies without rolling in the sugar – just trying to cut a few calories? Thank you!