Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies With Walnuts and Chocolate Chips
Servings 13 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder cocoa powder works too
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablepsoon avocado oil any oil will work
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips I like Guittard or Enjoy Life
- 1/2 cup walnuts roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk the almond flour, cocao powder, coconut sugar, salt, and baking soda in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Add in the maple syrup, vanilla, egg, and oil and mix until a dough forms.
- Roughly chop the walnuts and add them to the dough along with the chocolate chips, and stire to cobine.
- Using a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes.
- Store in a container that allows a little air flow, so the cookies won't get overly soft. (Typical of almond flour baked goods)
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Notes
I added walnuts on top of the cookies for the photos, but this step isn't necessary.