Thursday, July 18, 2013

Chocolate Chip Cookies (Grain Free)

Ingredients
  • 1 cup almond flour (you could substitute up to 1/2 cup of almond butter, but you must reduce the butter to about 2 tablespoons)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey or maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup or more chocolate chips
  • Optional: unsweetened coconut, toasted nuts, dried fruit, or all of the above
  • Optional: 1 tablespoon of cornstarch or arrowroot powder (this helps stabilize the cookie). If you don't like these options, coconut or coconut flour works nearly as well.
Instructions
  1. mix the almond flour and baking soda in the bowl of a food processor
  2. add the butter and pulse until only slight grainy.
  3. add the egg, honey and vanilla extract and pulse until just combined 
  4. stir in the chocolate chips and other goodies
  5. refrigerate the dough for about 15 minutes (you can make a wax paper log and chill that way)
  6. drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and flatten each cookie with the palm of your hands (or, if you used the log method, slice to 1 inch to 3/4 inch thick)
  7. bake at 350°F until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, about 8 to 10 minutes
  8. remove from oven and let it cool on baking sheet for 1 to 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely
  9. store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week (like they'll last that long)
Adapted from livinghealthywithchocolate.com

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