*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Almond Joy Cookies

Recipe By     : Perry Lowell, FidoNet Gourmet Echo, Feb 8, 1992
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2                    Squares unsweetened chocolate
  1                    Can sweetened condensed milk
  3      c             Sweetened, flaked coconut
  1      ts            Vanilla extract
  1      pn            Salt
                       Almonds -- for garnish

Heat in a double boiler, 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 2 squares
of unsweetened chocolate, until chocolate is melted. Stir until
mixture is smooth. Pour over a bowl containing 3 cup of sweetened,
flaked coconut. Add 1 ts of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Mix
well until coconut is completed coated. Drop on a cookie sheet which
is line with parchment paper, by teaspoonfuls. Press a whole almond
into the top.

Bake at 350 F for 10 to 12 minutes. Check at 8 minutes, as bottoms of
cookies brown quickly. Remove from oven, cool, remove from pan.


                  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -