Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

The new favourite cookie in our house...for this week anyhow! A great friend introduced me to Almond Flour last weekend...and I finally got a chance to try it out last night. AMAZING! So easy to work with, and such good flavour...if you like almonds, that is! I will let you know right off the bat though, almond flour is slightly higher in price than regular flours...but I found some on sale and am definitely happy that I picked it up!



In the end, this batch of cookies which makes about 30 small cookies, cost me about $6 to make...not bad??!! Still cheaper than buying them at the store...and just way way way better for you! These little guys are packed full of amazing things for you...almonds, coconut oil (SUPER health benefits to consuming this...I have honestly eaten it by the spoonful at times...great for your skin...you won't find ANY of those benefits in a tub of margarine or 'spread'...and no, it WON'T make you gain weight!!!! Our bodies NEED proper fats DAILY!), maple syrup (natures natural sugar!)...and then of course a couple of chocolate chips (a staple in any diet!). These are a cookie that you can feel GREAT about your kids eating!

Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/2 cups of almond flour
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup of coconut oil, melted (butter would work too)
1/4 cup of maple syrup (or other sweetener)
1 egg
1 tablespoon of vanilla
1/2 cup of chocolate chips (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl and blend with a spoon.
3. Add the wet ingredients and blend it well with a spoon.
4. Drop onto cookie sheet using small spoon...or large if you prefer! Flatten them slightly.
5. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until they are starting to brown around the edges.

These cookies don't hold well if they are under-baked...and will be crunchy if over-baked.

I froze about half of them last night, just incase they went hard overnight...and to my surprise they were even more moist in the morning! Jay popped a few out of the freezer at lunch and they were a very tasty frozen cookie too! (side note...semi-frozen brownies are a favourite in this house!!)

The coconut oil in these and the texture of the almond flour pair to make these cookies resemble macaroons in flavour! Yum! Maybe next time I'll try adding some cocoa powder to them??!! On that note, if you're not a coconut fan, you might want to opt for the butter instead:)