Almond Joy Cookies

Lvs2Cook's Note:

If you love the candy bars, you'll like these!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 3 dozen

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups shredded coconut meat
• 36 whole almonds

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. In the top of a double boiler, combine the condensed milk, chocolate and salt. Cook over rapidly boiling water, stirring often, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and Coconut.
3. Form cookies by dropping teaspoons of the mixture on a well-greased baking sheet, 1 inch apart. Top each with a whole almond.
4. Bake in the middle shelf of oven for 10 to 12 minutes, watching carefully after 8 or 9 minutes, as the bottoms can get too brown.
5. Immediately remove cookies from pan with a metal spatula and cool on a wax paper or parchment covered rack.
6. These cookies freeze well.