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Almond Pudding Cookies – Have you seen Million Dollar Rooms on HGTV? It’s a show where they showcase (you guessed it) rooms that cost a cool mil to build.
Because, you know, spending a million dollars on a room is totally reasonable.
Now, I can kinda understand spending that much on, say, a pool area. Maybe a garage or media room. Pools and movie equipment are expensive, especially by rich people tastes.
But last week I saw an episode that included a million dollar closet.
Yes, I just said a million dollar CLOSET. That, it turns out, is worth at least five million dollars if you include the contents.
Because the closet was inspired by Coco Chanel. And, as the owner of the closet points out, Chanel purses ain’t cheap.
Neither, apparently, was the $30,000 18-karat gold chandelier.
Or the $10,000 rug with the Chanel logo.
Or the hand-crafted wrought-iron staircase (yes, I said staircase; for the two-story 48,000 square foot closet) copied from the mirrored Chanel staircase in Paris. She really wanted to do mirrors on her stairs, but she couldn’t get them to bend, darn it. What a waste.
Of course, the closet has more space than she needs right now. “I need to go shopping!” she chuckles.
But hey, she lets people take tours of the closet for charity. Gotta give back, right?
{Seriously, I am not making this stuff up. You can watch the episode here. The closet is in the last five minutes of the show.}
Want to see something that doesn’t cost a million bucks?
Almond Pudding Cookies with a Brown Sugar Frosting. Is there anything in that sentence that doesn’t sound good?
I made these Almond Pudding Cookies for a friend who helped me out a lot when my parents were sick. She loves almond and almond extract and had given up chocolate for lent. I did some searching and came up with this recipe. They are the perfect “thank you” cookie. They’re soft and chewy, sweet and almondy. If you like almonds, this recipe is for you!
These Almond Pudding Cookies are totally worth a million bucks for a fraction of the price.
Be sure to check out all my pudding cookie recipes!
Almond Pudding Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting
Ingredients
For the Cookie:
- 1 ½ sticks butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2-1/4 cups flour
- 1 cup chopped sliced almonds
For the Frosting:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup (or so) sliced almonds, toasted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk together baking soda and flour and set aside.
- Cream together butter and sugars. Add the pudding package and beat until well blended. Add eggs and almond extract. Slowly add the flour and mix until just combined. Stir in almonds.
- Roll into 1” balls and place on your cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting: combine the brown sugar, milk, and butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved into the liquid, just a few minutes. Remove from heat and add almond extract and powdered sugar. Stir until no lumps remain. Frost cookies quickly; this frosting tends to harden fast. Top immediately with toasted almonds and let the frosting harden.
Last Updated on May 13, 2020
I WANT the cookies NOW! Regarding the closet … I missed that one. But let me quote my son “some people have toooooo much money”
That is SO true. 🙂 Thanks for reading!
These look great Dorothy
We love almond cookies and I have to try making them with vanilla pudding in the batter.
Have a wonderful weekend
Winnie
Thanks Winnie! You too. 🙂
Seriously, a million dollars for a closet? People like that should be ashamed; if you’ve got that much extra money laying around, do something worthwhile with it, ya know?
I love, love, love anything almond flavored. These cookies look so soft and ooey gooey–my favorite!
Amen, sister. And amen to the almond love too. 🙂
these look amazing, as your creations always do! Thanks for linking up at Recipe Roundup.
Oh, did you get my e-mail last week? Your button is on my sidebar! 🙂
Wow, those look amazing! Thanks for sharing @ Pin It and Win It Wednesday- featuring these on FB!
Thanks so much! 🙂
These look SO good!!! I DO like almonds and almond extract. My son doesn’t….but that means more for me and the other son! 🙂
I’m totally drooling over these super yummy food
Thank you!
I always know I’m in closet trouble when I run out of hangers…I ran out of hangers about a month ago. I want these cookies!!
My problem isn’t hangers…but space to put them, ha! Thanks Ellen!
Pudding cookies?! It just gets awesomer (is that even a word) each time I come here. I’m imagining biting into these and them being wonderfully soft and almost gooeyy inside… Mmmm!
As for the million dollar rooms. That’s just craziness! Lucky puppies. Heck, I’d love a million dollars, or even half that for an entire house. I’m not picky but a cool million on just a closet. Craziness! We obviously don’t get that show this side of the pond. Although, in a way, kinda makes me sad that these people spend their moolah on closets when so many people are living in poverty from unexpected circumstances (like hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.) Rant over! 🙂
-Lisa.
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These sound really good.
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