Monday, April 29, 2013

Grain-free Chocolate Chunk Cookies

This recipe isn't 100% GAPS legal since the dark chocolate contains a tiny bit of sugar, but until I find the time to make my own carob chips (I actually bought a bunch of organic raw carob powder a couple weeks ago but have yet to muster the courage to use it), these will suffice. Not totally satisfied with any of the paleo or GAPS chocolate chip cookie recipes I found online, I came up with this one, which my boys, husband, and I all agree are just as good if not superior to the grain-based chocolate chip cookies we once knew. When I made these  yesterday, I didn't have enough almond butter, so I substituted 3/4 cup almond butter with crunchy peanut butter, and the end result was equally delicious.

1 lb. jar of almond butter (1 3/4 cups)
1 cup blanched almond flour
1 cup coconut sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
4 1/2 oz. 72% chocolate bar (1/4 of Trader Joe's "Pound Plus" bar), chopped into chunks
1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Combine ingredients in a mixer. Mixture will be oily. Scoop dough by the teaspoonful, roll into balls, place 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and flatten each ball of dough with the back of a spoon. Bake at 350 F for 11 minutes.



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