Almond Butter Cookies

It's about time these went on the blog - I've been obsessing over them for ages and I've been sharing them with clients (with smiles all round!) and I need to put them somewhere so I don't have to keep re-sharing the same recipe!

I think these are best kept in the freezer and whipped out when you feel like a sweet treat. I often break them in half and munch on one while I have my cup of tea or am getting dinner ready in the afternoons (ssshhh.... don't tell anyone. But that's the time of day I really feel like something sweet!).

The beauty of these is that they have all these added goodies to keep blood sugar stable, whilst satisfying the sweet tooth.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almond butter

• 1 cup almond meal

• 1/4 cup coconut sugar

• 1 tbsp maple syrup

• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil

• 1 large egg

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 tbsp hemp seeds

• 1/4 shredded coconut

• 1/4 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp sea salt

• 100gms dark chocolate - chopped

Method:

• Preheat oven to 175 degrees celsius.

• Mix all ingredients into a large bowl until well incorporated.

• Line a baking tray with baking paper and scoop 1.5 tbsp of mixture into a ball and onto the baking tray. Flatten slightly; these won't spread so whatever shape you put them in is how they'll generally turn out.

• Bake for 12 minutes (watch them) or until golden.

• Allow to cool before freezing or eating as they can crumble if eaten too quickly out of the oven!