Almond Butter Cookies

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • ½ cup Big Tree Farms Golden Coconut Sugar
  • ½ cup Almond butter
  • ½ Vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • ⅛ cup Almond flour
  • ⅛ cup Applesauce
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ⅛ tsp sea salt

Toppings

  • Sliced almonds
  • Coarse sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  2. With a mixer, beat the coconut sugar, almond butter, and vanilla bean. 
  3. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until incorporated. 
  4. Roll into 1 inch balls and space out on baking sheet (they’ll double in size as they bake). 
  5. Slightly flatten each cookie ball with the palm of your hand. 
  6. Press 3 almond slices into each cookie top and sprinkle lightly with coarse sea salt.  
  7. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. 
  8. Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes until edges are golden. 
  9. Let cool on cookie sheet and enjoy! 
Almond Butter Cookies