Flourless Almond Butter Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies with sea salt {paleo, gluten free, amazingly good}
Flourless dark chocolate chunk cookies made with almond butter. They’re totally soft and chewy, and the perfect combination of sweet and salty.
Servings 18
Calories 137cal
Ingredients
- 1 cup all natural creamy or chunky almond butter (use your favorite brand)
- 1/3 cup honey or pure maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, gluten free if desired
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3.5 oz dark chocolate bar coarsely chopped and divided (use your favorite dark chocolate bar and chop it)
- sea salt, for sprinkling
- about 18 almonds for topping, if desired (not included in calorie count)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat together almond butter, honey (or maple syrup), egg, vanilla, baking soda, and salt until smooth and creamy; about 2 minutes. Fold in 1/3 cup of chocolate chunks.
- Drop tablespoon sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parachment paper, top each cookies with extra chocolate chunks and an almond if desired.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies turn a slight golden brown underneath; they will be puffy! Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough. Makes 18 cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 137cal | Carbohydrates: 11.2g | Protein: 4.3g | Fat: 9.4g | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 8.9g