Over the past couple of months I’ve been trying to follow the Paleo diet. Basically, it’s a diet/lifestyle in which you do not have grains, beans, sugar, dairy, alcohol, etc. Besides it’s positive effect on my waist line it also makes me feel great; no more stomach aches or “food comas”. Now, if I was really good I’d be following it 100% of the time, but I just can’t live a life without the occasional pastry, pasta, drink, or cookie. I love food too much. 🙂
Recently my friend who knows my paleo diet cheating ways, sent me a paleo chocolate chip cookie recipe. I immediately decided to give it a go. After reviewing the ingredients of the recipe I quickly decided it was lacking a couple key elements that for me MAKE a chocolate chip cookie. In my typical fashion I modified the recipe my friend sent me and came up with my own. 🙂 Technically because I put brown sugar in this recipe it is no longer paleo, BUT it is gluten free and dairy free! These cookies are so good that I decided to bring them with me to a party this past week and a then to a concert and both times even the initial skeptics ended up devouring them while saying “Wow, these are amazing! I want more!”
Gluten Free Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yields: Approximately 24 cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes (watch carefully)
Ingredients:
- 3 ½ Cups Almond Meal
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ Cup Softened Coconut Oil
- ¼ Cup Agave Nectar
- ¼ Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Brown Cage Free Egg
- 1 tsp Good quality Vanilla Extract
- ¼ tsp Freshly Grated Nutmeg
- ¾ Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Directions:
- Preheat Oven to 325 degrees
- Grease (or use SilPats) cookie baking sheets
- Sift almond meal, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in a medium sized bowl
- Beat agave nectar, coconut oil, and brown sugar till creamy
- Add eggs & vanilla to wet mixture
- Gradually add dry mixture to wet mix and blend well
- Fold chocolate chips into batter
- Place small mounds (about 1 Tb.) of dough on baking sheets (it’s best to use a cookie dough scooper for consistent sized cookies)
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies look slightly under done
- Allow to cool for a couple minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool all the way
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