Kathleen King's Double Chocolate Almond Cookies

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These cookies are awesome!!! I did skip the nuts in the recipe because I'm not a huge fan of them in my cookies. The only thing else I changed up was that I used the sugar in the raw sugar. Normally when I make any chip cookies they fall flat but these are puffy and flavorful and I must say taste a little like cocoa puffs.

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We loved eating this cookie! After reading the other reviews, I made my own adjustments to the recipe as well. I used 3 sticks of butter - all other ingredients i kept just as the recipe called for. I baked the cookies for 10 minutes only, allowing the cookies to cool on the parchment paper, removing it from the hot cookie sheet. They were the perfect cookie - slightly crunchy on the outside & chewy on the inside. Enjoy!

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Delicious cookie! Have to say we could not stay away from the dough, though! Yum! Once cooked, they did turn out a bit dry for my taste, but I think I will bake it a minute or two less, add an extra egg and increase the brown sugar over white sugar for a smidge extra moisture from the molasses. Not a huge fan of white chocolate so experimented with toffee chips/Heath bar chunks with the semi-sweet chips for a super delicious twist. Loved it!

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Watched Ina make these cookies a couple of times and finally gave them a try tonight. So delicious! Followed the recipe exactly - butter nice and soft (room temp and room temp egg. Have to say that years ago when I finally started letting my eggs and butter get to room temp probably improved my baking more than anything.

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I saw these cookies on Ina's show while out of town with, sadly, no access to an oven. I saved it in my recipe box so that I could make them as soon as I got back home. I always like to check out what other people have to say about a recipe before I make it, and I must admit, I was taken aback by some of the reviews. After studying a number of them, I was determined to forge ahead with some of the tips I received from the reviews.

I followed the recipe very carefully. I 'fluffed' up the flour like Ina does before measuring to make sure that I did not use too much. I used 2 1/2 sticks of room temperature salted butter, and regular Nestle cocoa powder for baking as I did not have any Dutch process cocoa. I used 2 large eggs instead of 1. I used 1/2 c. slivered, chopped almonds, 2/3 c. white chips, and 3/4 c. dark chocolate chips. My dough was very dense, but not dry or crumbly, and my KitchenAid had no problems mixing everything together with the paddle attachment.

I used two large tablespoons to dollop out my cookies onto parchment paper, and baked them at 350 degrees for 11-12 minutes.

They came out PERFECT! Crunchy on the edges, soft, chewy, and gooey on the inside. I realize that everyone has their own idea of what makes a perfect cookie, but for my family and friends, this cookie definitely fits the bill!

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I loved the sweet/salty taste in these cookies, and I hate to admit it but the batter was better than the cookies themselves!! They were a little dry at first but you know how butter flattens them out so, that I think they needed to be a LITTLE dry to hold together when done! Mine turned out great-what there was left of the batter,Ha!

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I just watched the show that this cookie recipe is featured in and it says to add 2 and 1/4 cups of butter- NOT 1 and 1/4 cups listed on this site.

I haven't made these yet, but just the fact that they are simple, no-fuss cookies with yummy ingredients is worth 5 stars. I'm sure they will taste amazing; any issues of dryness were most likely caused by the typo in the recipe online.

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I had the same problem as the previous poster....dry cookies that broke easily.
Then today they had the episode on repeat, and Kathleen said "TWO AND A QUARTER CUPS OF BUTTER" and I saw Ina dump 3 sticks into the bowl before the camera moved away!
Two and a quarter cups of butter is one pound plus 1/2 stick.
That's a lot of butter, but with all the ingredients, it's a lot of batter.
I'm anxious to try them again now.

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I love Ina and normally anything she is doing then I am totally on board! Maybe I messed up--not sure but the batter was pretty dry and the cookies were kind of dry as well. I am a chocolate fan though so as long as I had a ice cold glass of milk to go with my cookie--- it was great.

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I'm not sure why some say the batter is dry - mine was super moist and sticky!! It may be that the butter was not completely softened. But this recipe is great and everyone loved the cookies!!