Magical Almond Cookies

Credit: https://wellandfull.com/2015/10/magical-almond-cookies/

Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Total Time: 20 mins Yield: Approximately 18-24 cookies

Chewy and sweet, these paleo almond cookies are completely addicting but deceptively healthy! Vegan, gluten-free, and paleo.

Ingredients

• 2 cups store-bought almond meal
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• 1½ tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon water (if needed)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, combine dry ingredients (almond meal, baking soda, salt). Mix well.
3. Mix wet ingredients: In another bowl, combine wet ingredients (maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla). Mix well.
4. Combine: Fold wet ingredients into the dry and mix. The dough should be very sticky and difficult to stir. However, if the cookie dough is impossible to stir, add a maximum of 1 tablespoon of water.
5. Prepare baking sheet: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (this keeps the cookies from sticking!)
6. Shape cookies: To make cookies, shape dough into little balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Using your hands, press down into flat disks.
7. Arrange on sheet: Place cookies down on baking sheet with enough space so they’re not touching.
8. Bake: Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes (be careful – they can burn easily!!)
9. Cool completely: Let cookies rest on the baking sheet out of the oven until they are cooled COMPLETELY. It will be tempting, but they keep cooking for a little while they’re on the baking sheet, so don’t skip this step!

Notes

• For this recipe, use store-bought 100% dry almond meal. DO NOT use almond meal from making almond milk unless it is 100% dry and moisture-free. If you use homemade almond meal that is not completely dry, the excess water content prevents the cookies from holding together.
• The final result should be a chewy, slightly undercooked cookie. Because there are no ingredients like eggs or butter, you don’t have to worry about the centers spoiling!

Nutrition (per cookie)