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Paleo Almond Butter Cookies Recipe

These Paleo Almond Butter Cookies are the perfect healthy treat. Made with coconut sugar and a touch of cinnamon then topped with a chocolate drizzle, this easy recipe is sure to be a hit. These flourless cookies turn out chewy and delicious - you do not want to miss out on these!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword #cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 187kcal

Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • ¾ cup coconut sugar
  • 1 cup almond butter
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon

For the Chocolate Drizzle

  • 1.4 ounces paleo chocolate roughly half a large bar
  • ½ tsp coconut oil

For the Topping

  • several pinches of large flaky salt like fleur de sel

Instructions

  • Place a piece of parchment paper on top of a cookie sheet. Set aside. Set the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Measure out each ingredient with measuring cups and spoons and place in a large bowl. Mix together with a spoon, then spread in roughly an even layer in the bowl. Use the spoon to roughly divide the mixture into four sections.
  • Use a cookie scoop (or a large spoon if you don’t have a scoop) and place a roughly 1.5 tbsp dollop of cookie dough on the parchment paper, spread out at least 1.5 inches apart. Each section of the cookie dough will equal 3 cookies. Repeat until you have 12 cookies on the sheet.
  • Place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake the cookies for 8 minutes, then turn the sheet around (so the cookies that were in the front of the oven are now in the back) and put them back in for another 6 minutes, until they’re just barely starting to brown on the top.
  • When the cookies are done, take them out of the oven and either put them on a wire rack or slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheet and onto the counter (or other surface). Let the cookies cool for about 10 minutes, and make the chocolate mixture in the meantime.
  • Break up the chocolate into a small microwavable bowl, then measure out the coconut oil and place it in the bowl too. Microwave for 30 seconds, then stir with a spoon or other utensil. Microwave for another 15 to 45 seconds (depending on how cold your chocolate was and the heat in your microwave) until the chocolate is almost but not quite melted. Take the bowl out and stir with the spoon until the chocolate is fully melted and smooth.
  • Once the cookies are cooled, place a small amount of chocolate on the spoon and drizzle it over the cookies in whatever pattern you like. Sprinkle a little bit of the flaky salt on top of each cookie and let the cookies cool further until the chocolate hardens up.

Notes

* If you’re opening a new jar of almond butter (which you likely are as this recipe requires quite a bit of it), make sure and stir it well. Typically there’s a little oil separated at the top and you want it all incorporated before putting it into the cookie dough.
* Once the chocolate and salt are on the cookies, you can place them in the fridge or freezer for a couple minutes to speed up the cooling process.
* The cookies will appear fluffy when you bring them out of the oven, but will flatten quite a bit as they cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg