Chocolate Chip Cookies

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With ingredients that are actually packed with nutrition, you can't really go wrong. This is a new spin on a classic cookie. Consider them health-i-fied chocolate chip cookies.

  • Average
  • 10 mins
  • 11 mins
  • 5 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups almond flour (pictured with regular almond flour but can also be made with blanched almond flour)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup erythritol (like Swerve), xylitol or stevia to taste (Stevia is not a 1:1 conversion, so you have to add according to your taste preference.)
  • 1 organic egg
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) organic butter
  • 1 bar sugarless chocolate, chopped into chunks. You can use Simply Lite (Trader Joe's)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

Step 3

Melt the butter gently in a saucepan.

Step 4

In a separate bowl, mix the butter with the egg and vanilla.

Step 5

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.

Step 6

Chop the chocolate bar and mix into the batter.

Step 7

Drop about a tablespoon of batter an inch apart on a baking sheet.

Step 8

Bake until slightly brown around the edges.

Makes approx 24 cookies