If you’ve been wishing for a healthy cookie recipe, I have the perfect cookie for you! These almond flour cookies are gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and dairy-free! Yep! They are the perfect cookie if you want to cut carbs, cut sugar, and cut dairy! They are a delicious gluten-free vegan cookie! Want to hear another perk about these cookies? This batch of cookies has roughly 50 grams of protein! Wow!
These cookies are made with just a handful of ingredients and turn out soft and chewy with crispy edges! yum!
Why Almond Flour?
Almond flour is made up of, you guessed it, ground almonds. First, they are blanched so the skin will come off easily. Then they are ground very fine to make flour. If you are trying to cut out carbs and increase your protein intake almond flour is a great choice! High protein isn’t the only good quality of this flour. Almond flour also:
- Almond flour is rich in vitamin E.
- It provides energy boosters like copper, vitamin B2, and riboflavin.
- It provides minerals like manganese and copper.
- Almond flour has enzymes that fight against free radicals!!
Making cookies refined-sugar free.
Although sugar is everywhere we look we should work on minimizing the amount we consume. I try to make a mix of raw desserts (like these peanut butter cups) that are refined sugar-free and “regular desserts” that I add less sugar too. Sugar can cause:
- It can cause obesity.
- According to Dr. Axe, 1 sugar-sweetened drink a day can give you a higher risk of non-alcoholic liver disease.
- Sugar can increase the risk of certain cancers and promotes cancer cell growth.
- It interferes with the absorption of certain vitamins and minerals.
- Sugar can increase the risk of headaches, and migraines.
Date syrup and date nectar is a great alternative sweetener!
A sweetener made with dates can provide benefits as to where sugar doesn’t. Date syrup contains potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus!
Date sweeteners also give you a daily dose of fiber.
Dates are low on the glycemic index.
These almond flour cookies make a delicious treat for someone who is wanting to eat less sugar and gluten. Check out below how easy they are to make!
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If you don’t know where you can purchase date nectar you can buy it here
I have also had friends make these successfully with maple syrup!
Almond Flour Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- ⅓ cup date nectar
- ¼ cup softened refined coconut oil
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon pink salt or sea salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350.
- Measure all ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon. (make sure the coconut oil is softened, you can warm slightly if needed.)
- Using a tablespoon spoon out dough about a tablespoon at a time onto a cookie sheet. Press the dough down slightly with your fingers.
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 12-14 minutes. The cookies will feel soft to the touch, but as they cool they will harden.
- Let the cookies cool before removing from the cookie sheet.
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Elena
I use the dough for vegan cakes and it is amazing! The same quantity I add to a round pan (17 cm diameter) which gives the dough approx. 3 cm height. Occasionally, I added a little more coconut oil which made the cake softer and not so dry. All my guests are over the moon with this “cake”. Sometimes I serve it on its own or other times I add fruits or jams. Thank you for the inspiration.
elkeliving
Wow, that’s great!! Very interesting you’ve done this. I may need to try?
Thanks for sharing!!