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
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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)
Steps
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bake for 12 to 18 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (14% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| granulated white sugar | 1 cup | - | - |
| powdered sugar | 1 cup | $0.50/100g | $1.19 |
| 1 cup | - | - | |
| vegetable or canola oil | 1 cup | - | - |
| almond extract | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| eggs | 2 large | - | - |
| all purpose flour | 3.5 cups | - | - |
| whole wheat flour | 1 cup | - | - |
| baking soda | 1 teaspoon | $0.50/100g | $0.03 |
| salt | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| cream of tartar | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| almonds | 2 cups | - | - |
| One 6 ounce package butter toffee baking bits | - | - | - |
| granulated white sugar | 0.5 cup | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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