Almond Flour Cookies
These Easy Almond Flour Cookies are soft, chewy, and slightly nutty, with a delicate texture that melts in your mouth. The cookies are made with finely ground almonds and are naturally gluten free.
Equipment
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
- Rubber spatula
- 2 Cookie baking pans
- 2 Parchment paper or silicone baking mats
Ingredients
Almond flour cookie dough
- 2 Cups Almond flour finely ground
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ Cup Unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Chocolate and almond topping (optional)
- ½ Cup Bittersweet chocolate chips melted
- 2 Tablespoons Almonds chopped
Instructions
Almond cookie dough
- Combine almond flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir well to distribute ingredients evenly.2 Cups Almond flour, ½ teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Add melted butter, honey and vanilla extract to the mixing bowl. Stir until no dry pieces of almond flour remain. If the dough still looks a bit crumbly, squeeze dough together using your hands.¼ Cup Unsalted butter, 3 Tablespoons Honey, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Place mixing bowl in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350℉ (177℃)
- Line two baking sheet pans with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Scoop approximately 1 ½ tablespoons of dough for each cookie. Using your palms, roll dough into a ball and lightly flatten.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet leaving approximately 2" of space between each cookie.
- Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Edges should be light brown when finished baking.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Chocolate and almond topping (optional)
- Prepare a sheet pan by lining with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds at 50% power. Stir chips. Continue to heat in 30 second bursts at 50% power until melted, stirring between each heating.½ Cup Bittersweet chocolate chips
- Dip half of each cookie in chocolate, drip off excess and place on prepared sheet pan.
- Sprinkle generously with crushed almonds.2 Tablespoons Almonds
- Set aside until chocolate has set.
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 89IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 1mg
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