Description
These dark chocolate almond butter cookies are healthier than your average chocolate chip cookie, a crowd-pleaser and Paleo-friendly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup sprouted almond butter
- ½ cup almond flour
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup cacao nibs
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips, minimum 70% cacao
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a food processor, add in almond butter, almond flour, maple syrup, egg, vanilla extract, sea salt, baking soda and baking powder.
- Stir in cacao nibs and dark chocolate chips.
- Chill dough for 20 minutes.
- Scoop a tablespoon of the dough and shape into cookies and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes.
Notes
- If you want a little less chocolate, you can opt for just the dark chocolate chips or the cacao nibs.
- To make this recipe vegan, replace the egg with an egg substitute, such as vinegar and baking soda.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Desserts
- Method: By hand
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1-2 cookies
- Calories: 113
- Sugar: 8.1g
- Sodium: 137mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15.6g
- Fiber: 3.9g
- Protein: 2.7g
- Cholesterol: 14mg