Almond Cacao Cookies
Serves: 3 dozen cookies
 
Recipe adapted from Clean blog: http://blog.cleanprogram.com/almond-butter-chip-cookies/
Ingredients
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • 1 ½ cups almond meal/flour
  • ½ cup coconut sugar plus ½ cup to coat dough balls
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tbsp raw cacao powder
  • 1 cup raw cacao nibs
  • ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • ¼ cup almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup almond butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a non-stick baking pad or coconut oil.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cacao powder and cacao nibs. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, coconut oil, almond milk and vanilla.
  4. Add dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
  5. On a small plate, sprinkle ½ cup coconut sugar.
  6. Roll batter into 1 inch balls, then roll in coconut sugar, and place on the baking sheet leaving about an 1½ inches between cookies. Use your hand or the back of a cup to flatten the cookies to about ½ inch.
  7. Bake for 13-15 minutes. Let cookies completely cool on the pan.ENJOY!
Recipe by at http://www.beautifullynutty.com/almond-cacao-cookies-clean/