Chocolate Heart Cookies

Name: Chocolate Heart Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup blanched almond flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1/4 cup coconut sugar; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 4 tablespoons ghee (or room temperature butter); 1 egg; splash of vanilla extract; 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon refined coconut oil; sprinkles (optional)

February 13, 2017 // 2 Comments »

These chocolate heart cookies are a perfect Valentine’s Day treat for the whole family! They’re low carb, gluten free, and paleo-friendly!

Ok, my loves, last Valentine’s recipe before I gear up for some spring fling fun. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make a easy and fun dessert that’s the perfect amount of chocolatey bliss.

PLUS, how fun is this? I’m rounding up some of my favorite Valentine’s day recipes from some blogger babes that I love!! So make sure to eyeball all the goodness below!

But first, let’s make some chocolate heart cookies! You guys, these are so moist and chewy but thin and delicate, I really really love how they turned out. And it turns out I’m super into cookie cutters, so it’s one of those fun-for the whole family kinda treats.

In your bowl, mix together the almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, and sea salt. Add the ghee, egg, and vanilla. Fold until combined.

Place the dough in between two pieces of parchment paper or cling wrap and roll it until 1/4 inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut 12 hearts and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes.

Allow the cookies to sit on the baking sheet for about 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. In a small bowl, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds.

Dip half the heart in the chocolate and place it back on the cooling rack or onto a piece of parchment paper. Add sprinkles on top of the melted chocolate and chill for 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.

Chocolate Heart Cookies

Author: Lindsay// The Toasted Pine Nut
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Total Time: 25 min
Yield: 12 1x

Description

Perfect Valentine’s Day treat for the whole family! They’re low carb, gluten free, and paleo! These chocolate heart cookies are your new favorite dessert!

Scale

Ingredients

Cookies

1 cup blanched almond flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
4 tablespoons ghee (or room temperature butter)
1 egg
splash of vanilla extract

Icing

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1 tablespoon refined coconut oil
sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
In your bowl, mix together the almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, and sea salt.
Add the ghee, egg, and vanilla.
Fold until combined.
Place the dough in between two pieces of parchment paper or cling wrap and roll it until 1/4 inch thick.
Use a cookie cutter to cut 12 hearts and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Allow the cookies to sit on the baking sheet for about 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
In a small bowl, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds.
Dip half the heart in the chocolate and place it back on the cooling rack or onto a piece of parchment paper.
Add sprinkles on top of the melted chocolate and chill for 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.