ALMOND BUTTER AND CACAO NIB COOKIES

Almond Butter and Cacao Nib Cookies image

These grain-free, naturally sweetened cookies have it all - they're chewy, sweet-and-salty, and crunchy thanks to the raw cacao nibs.

Provided by Angela Sackett Superhotmama

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup almond butter
¾ cup coconut sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup cacao nibs
½ ounce high-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped
2 tablespoons cacao nibs, or to taste
1 pinch flake salt to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Beat together almond butter and coconut sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Add egg, molasses vanilla extract, cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt and continue beating until combined, about 30 seconds. Mix in 1/4 cup cacao nibs.
Drop batter by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet; cookies will be very crumbly while warm.
Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth, about 1 minute. Drizzle a little melted chocolate on each cookie and top with a sprinkle of cacao nibs and a pinch of flake salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.8 calories, Carbohydrate 24.3 g, Cholesterol 15.6 mg, Fat 15.3 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 228 mg, Sugar 3.2 g