Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate (melted for drizzling)
- 1 tablespoon refined coconut oil
Before we get started: The KEY to this recipe is allowing the dough to chill in the freezer and cutting/handling the shapes when the dough is chilled and hardened.
- In a large bowl, mix together the almond flour, butter, agave nectar, and vanilla.
- Place the cookie dough in between two pieces of parchment paper and on top of a cutting board.
- Use a rolling pin to roll it out into a flat 1/4 inch oval.
- Keep the rolled dough on the cutting board, in between the two pieces of parchment paper and freeze it for 20 minutes.
- While the cookie dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350F.
- Use a cookie cutter to cut 12 cookies from the dough and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I found it easiest to use a butter knife to slide until the cut cookie and transfer it to the baking sheet.
- After the 12 cookies are cut, re-roll out the remaining dough between the 2 pieces of parchment paper and place back in the freezer to cut the second batch.
- Bake for 8 – 10 minutes until the edges are golden. I found 8 minutes and 30 seconds to be the sweet spot, so once it hits 8 minutes, keep an eye on them. You want the edges to be golden brown but the centers to still be a light shortbread color.
- Allow to cool on the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. I melted it by putting it in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds.
- Dip the cookies in the melted chocolate and place on a piece of parchment paper. If needed, pop them in the fridge for 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
Nutrition Info:
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 82
- Sugar: 5.4g
- Sodium: 21mg
- Fat: 5.9g
- Saturated Fat: 3.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6.5g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 8mg
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