Is buckwheat flour paleo?

While some people don't consider buckwheat to be paleo, I do since it's gluten free and grain free. It's a seed that is collected from a flowering plant, closely related to rhubarb. Some people with severe digestive issues cannot tolerate buckwheat, whereas some have no problems with it. So, listen to your body and do what's best for you 🙂

What can I use in place of the palm shortening?

Butter will work as a substitution for palm shortening.

Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies (Gluten Free, Paleo)

Description

These healthy chocolate buckwheat cookies have a chewy center and crisp outer texture. They're made with buckwheat flour, cocoa powder, sweetened with coconut sugar and loaded with chunks of dark chocolate.

Ingredients

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1/3 cup almond butter (just dry roasted almonds)
1/4 cup palm shortening (may sub with butter)
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup coconut sugar
1/3 cup buckwheat flour (48g)
1/4 cup cocoa powder (25g)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup miniature dark chocolate chips

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the almond butter, palm shortening, egg, vanilla and coconut sugar. Mix with a fork until well combined.
Mix in the buckwheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Then fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
Use a small cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough onto your lined baking sheet. Each cookie should be one rounded scoop (aka one rounded Tablespoon). The cookies don't spread much, so you only need about an inch between each cookie.
Place the cookies in your preheated oven and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
After baking, let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack.