Cocoa butter cookies
Recipe type: dessert
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
 
Chocolate chips made with cocoa butter instead of regular butter give these cookies a uniquely chocolatey taste.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup of melted cocoa butter
  • 2½ cups of almond or cashew flour or a mix of the two
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • ¼ cup of salt
  • ¼ cup of chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons of maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of almond milk
  • optional mix ins: a handful of pistachios
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Melt coconut butter
  3. Mix eggs, vanilla extract, almond milk, maple syrup and melted coconut butter in a bowl.
  4. Mix in the nut flour, salt and chocolate chips and optional pistachio. Mix with a fork or spatula until well incorporated.
  5. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease with coconut oil or oil of choice
  6. Divide dough into 12 section and form each section by hand into a cookie shape.
  7. Spread the cookies evenly on the cookie sheet with an inch or two of space between the cookies.
  8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cookies begin to brown on the edges.
  9. Take out of the oven and let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 20 minutes.
  10. Enjoy with a cold glass of almond milk or cup of hot tea.
Recipe by Paleo Kitchen Lab at http://paleokitchenlab.com/2014/12/17/cocoa-butter-cookies/