This is an old-fashioned recipe I have been making forever. Almond butter has a more subtle flavor, but you also can use peanut, of course. With or without chocolate chips (or chunks) these are super traditional cookies that won't let you down. Great for picnics, brunch tables, or as a snack, they freeze wonderfully!

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Round cookies with chocolate chips on a white table coming out from a plastic bag — Cookies with criss-cross pattern

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We all love cookies and also nut butters with chocolate, right? I used to make them with peanut butter, of course, who in their right mind wouldn't, but I tried them with almond butter and boom! a new favorite was born.

Soft and delicious eaten warm, they can be made with or without chocolate.

Cookies on white table, one is bitten, others are blurred in background — Cookies baked without pattern

Almond vs Peanut butter

They are both nut butters made from one single ingredient: nuts, which are processed until they release their natural oils and a paste forms. Commercial ones have other ingredients and a firmer consistency than homemade.

For this recipe we use store-bought butters. The consistency is perfect for cookies.

I love both types for this recipe but slightly lean towards almond butter lately. Both are amazing, of course.

Bowls with almond butter cookie ingredients on a white surface

Main ingredients

Almond butter - choose the thick commercial type for best results.
Chocolate - chunks are my favorite because I love how gooey it is when eating these cookies warm, but chips work just as well. You have both versions in the images of this post.
Sugar - the mix of white and brown sugar is essential for that to-die-for caramel flavor.

Scooping cookie dough mounds on grey cookie tray with parchment paper

Simple steps

This is a one-bowl recipe. So it only takes a bowl and a hand whisk to mix the cookie batter.

You can use an electric mixer and it's a good idea if making a large batch of cookies.

Just remember not to overmix after the flour is added, because the more you beat the more the gluten develops and the tougher the cookies will be after baking.
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Metal cookie tray with unbaked almond butter cookies with chocolate chips on parchment paper.

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Mix soft butter and almond butter until smooth

Add sugars and mix well

Add egg and vanilla and integrate well

Add dry ingredients in 2-3 parts

Add chocolate chunks or chips and mix

Cookie sheet lined with parchment paper

Make pattern with fork or leave them plain (my choice)

Bake according to the recipe instructions and enjoy!

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Variations

Traditional cookie: use chocolate chips and the criss-cross pattern. The chocolate will be more distributed and the cookie will be more compact (image above).
Less traditional cookie: use chocolate chunks and simply use your finger to barely flatten the cookie portions before baking, and the cookies will have large chocolate puddles and a softer appearance (image below).

I tend to go with the chunk variation more often than not. But both have the same fantastic flavor.

Close-up of single chocolate chunk cookie on parchment paper

Make-ahead

It's very easy to make this recipe ahead and have freshly baked cookies every single time! How? By freezing the scooped portions.

Freezing - scoop out the cookie portions on a baking pan large enough to fit in your freezer. You can crowd them as you will no be baking them all at once. When the raw cookie dough pieces are rock-solid, transfer them to a plastic bag or container.
Baked to order - when ready to bake the cookies simply put the frozen mounds on a baking sheet and bake directly.

Of course you can also freeze them in the cookie sheet you're going to bake them. Make sure you don't crowd them and leave the few inches between each cookie portion so they can expand while baking.

Cookies coming out of a plastic bag on a white surface

Other related recipes you might like:

White Chocolate Almond Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
No-bake Peanut Butter Oat Bars

Cookie with chocolate chunks cut in half and whole ones on a white surface

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Almond Butter Chocolate Cookies

★★★★★ 5 from 10 reviews

Author: Paula Montenegro
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 15
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 25 small-ish cookies 1x
Category: Cookies
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

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Description

Ingredients

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½ cup (100g) white sugar
½ cup (100g) brown sugar
½ cup (125g) almond butter
½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, at room t°
1 egg, at room t°
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups (210g) all-purpose or cake flour
⅔ cup (100g) semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chips
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Turn on the oven at 350°F/180°C.
Butter or spray cookie sheets and line them with parchment paper.
In a large bowl mix butter, almond butter, and sugars until creamy. You can use an electric mixer or a hand whisk.
Add the egg, vanilla and mix well.
In 2 or 3 times add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt) and mix until well integrated. I also sift the baking soda so that there are no clumps.
Add the chocolate chunks or chips and mix.
At this point, I cover the bowl and take it to the fridge for 2 hours, but they can also be made directly, without the extra chill.
Put spoonfuls of the cookie batter on the prepared baking sheets about 1-2 inches apart.
Either make a criss-cross pattern with a fork or slightly flatten them with your fingers. See Notes, below
Bake for about 12 minutes or until they are beginning to brown but slightly soft in the center.
Let cool a little on a wire rack and carefully lift them with a spatula and let them continue to cool.
They are amazing white still warm.
Keep in cookie jars or metal tins.

Notes

Traditional cookie: use chocolate chips and the criss-cross pattern. The chocolate will be more distributed and the cookie will be more compact

Less traditional cookie: use chocolate chunks and simply use your finger to barely flatten the cookie portions before baking, and the cookies will have large chocolate puddles and a softer appearance.

Freezing - scoop out the cookie portions on a baking pan large enough to fit in your freezer. You can crowd them as you will no be baking them all at once. When the raw cookie dough pieces are rock-solid, transfer them to a plastic bag or container. When ready to bake the cookies simply put the frozen mounds on a baking sheet and bake directly.

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Paula Montenegro

I'm Paula, a baker for more than 30 years and your designated recipe finder, sharing the best ones on this blog, with simple ingredients + easy-to-follow instructions.