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Gluten Free Chocolate Sugar Cookies (Paleo)

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  • Author: Katie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 14-15 cookies 1x

Description

These gluten free chocolate sugar cookies are crisp around the edges, with a chewy interior.  They're made with almond flour and completely gluten free, dairy free and paleo friendly.


Ingredients

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  • 1/3 cup almond butter, just dry roasted almonds
  • 1/3 cup palm shortening, room temp (56g)*
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar (78g), plus more for rolling
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup blanched almond flour (50g)
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder (27g)
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Combine almond butter, shortening, egg, egg yolk, coconut sugar and vanilla. Whisk with a fork.
  3. Mix in remaining ingredients: almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.  Mix until well combined.
  4. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the dough.  (Each cookie should be about one rounded tablespoon.) Roll the dough into a ball and then roll in coconut sugar.
  5. Place the cookies on a baking sheet, leaving at least an inch between each ball of dough.
  6. Bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes.
  7. After baking, remove the cookies from the oven. You may top them with flaked salt if desired. Let the cookies cool for at least 5 minutes on the pan before transferring them to a wire cooling rack.
  8. Best stored in an airtight container or baggie in the freezer.

Notes

*May swap with butter