Totally Awesome Almond Cookies

by Arielle J on September 13, 2011

If you like almonds, you will be OBSESSED with these…

It’s not too often that you find a cookie recipe that is tasty, nutritious, chewy and delicious! Not to mention, this recipe does not include any wheat, dairy or sugar, it’s SO easy to make AND best of all, it’s high in protein, calcium, fiber and Vit E. How perfect?!

TOTALLY AWESOME ALMOND COOKIES

Ingredients:
2 cups almond meal flour (literally ground up almonds)
1/2 cup raw creamy almond butter
6 tbsp maple syrup (or raw honey or brown rice syrup)
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp slivered almonds/raw almonds

– Preheat oven to 350 degrees
– Place all ingredients (except slivered almonds/raw almonds) into food processor/blender.

Place all ingredients into the blender (except for slivered almonds/raw whole almonds)

– Process thoroughly, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl.
– Transfer to mixing bowl and knead until moist.
– Form “dough” into balls.
– Press thumb into cookies (no more than half inch high and 2 inches wide).
– Place onto foil baking pan and press a few almond slivers or raw almonds into the thumprint each cookie.
– Bake 12 minutes.
– Remove from oven and allow to cool. Then eat! DELISH!
– Store in airtight containers.

Voila...delish!

Makes about 16 delicious and nutritious cookies.

Fun Facts:
*This recipe is from Susan Silberstein PhD’s Hungrier for Health cookbook.
*High in Vit E, fiber, protein and calcium!
*Perfect for passover
*Perfect for the kids
*Perfect for a bakesale (please note- is not nut-free)
*Perfect to eat during the winter and fall
*Perfect for a dinner party