Who doesn’t love a little guilty pleasure now and then? If you’re looking to whip up some fun, healthy treats, this delicious Flourless Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Cookie will definitely hit the spot!
Cocoa is known to have powerful health benefits, and is especially protective against heart disease. But this doesn’t give you the license to go all out and gorge on chocolate every day. It is still loaded with calories and easy to overeat. Which is where this healthy recipe comes to the rescue.
Ingredients:
1 cup creamy natural almond butter (use the runny kind with only almonds as an ingredient)
1 tsp melted coconut oil
1/2 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
Maldon sea salt, for sprinkling on top
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla and eggs until smooth. Add in cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; mix until smooth and well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Roll dough into large balls (about 2 tablespoons) and place on baking sheet. Flatten each dough ball with the palm of your hand so they’re about 1/4th inch thick. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Do not overbake or they will dry out.
Once done baking, remove baking sheet from over and allow cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 to 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Sprinkle each cookie with a little sea salt. Makes 12 cookies.