Preheat the oven to 325°F.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Toast the almonds by heating up a skillet over medium heat. Add the almond slices to the hot pan and toast until they are golden brown. Stir often and this should only take about 3 minutes. (Stay close to the stovetop and watch them closely.)

Mix all the chocolate cookie ingredients in a large bowl and stir them until combined well.

Use a spoon and scoop cookies onto the parchment paper. Using the back of the spoon, flatten the cookie into a disk shape. 

Bake almond joy cookies for 10 to 15 minutes or the edges turned golden brown.

Remove the cookies from the oven and let them sit for a few minutes at room temperature. Your cookies are ready to serve.

Store almond cookies in an airtight glass container.