Almond Cookies

These almond cookies are the perfect healthy little dessert for your sweet tooth craving!  They are crunchy, nutty cookies that taste delicious and the almond flour makes them gluten-free and rich in nutrients. These cookies only take 10 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook!

Ingredients to make these cookies

So, it took me a few trials to figure out how to cook with almond flour.  The consistency isn't as thick as a dessert made with white or wheat flour.  After some experimenting, I had to add a little bit of coconut flour to these cookies to thicken them up a bit. They are made without eggs, no milk, and no butter.

• 1½ cups almond flour - you can't make almond cookies without almond flour. I only added a tiny bit of coconut flour to help thicken the cookies up.
• 3 tbsp coconut flour - the coconut flour adds a mild and sweet hint of coconut. It's not over baring though and blends perfectly with the almond flour. Coconut flour works best with recipes that don't require a lot of almond flour.
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 3 tbsp melted coconut oil - use melted liquid coconut oil, but not hot. This is what I use as a substitute for the butter.
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup - I use pure maple syrup to sweeten up these cookies because it is a natural sweetener and it will help to bind the dough together.
• ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt - this ingredient takes the place of using butter. Using Greek yogurt over butter adds a rich, tangy flavor with less calories and fat.

Step-by-Step directions for almond cookies

Step 1 - preheat your oven to 350° and line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. 

Step 2 - In a small bowl, whisk together the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt.  In a separate bowl, stir together coconut oil, pure maple syrup, and plain greek yogurt. 

Step 3 - Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and combine until a dough forms.  Drop spoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking pan and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. 

Step 4 - Remove from oven and let cool completely on a cooling rack.

Cookware for this dish

You will also need a baking sheet to cook these delicious treats on.  Rachael Ray's line is great and I am a fan of her baking pans. You will also need some different-sized mixing bowls.  I am still a fan of the OXO brand, but just recently bought these because of the airtight lids.  Mixing bowls with airtight lids!

Substitutions

Plain Greek Yogurt - feel free to use butter in place of the yogurt. Butter adds more flavor, but also adds more calories.

Pure Maple Syrup - you can use granulated sugar, brown sugar, or coconut sugar as a replacement here. If you choose to use sugar add an extra ¼ cup.

How can the kids help

My favorite part of cooking is when my kids help me 🙂 They absolutely love to get dirty and when anything I'm making consists of doing just that, it's even more fun for them to help out. Here are a few suggestions for including your kids in these almond cookies.

Help your kids scoop out mounds of the almond cookie mix and drop each one onto the prepared baking dish.