cookie - LEMON ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 8 oz. homemade almond butter (or organic almond butter from the store)
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
• 1 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the almond butter. Measure out 2 cups of raw unsalted almonds, spread them out on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 9 minutes. While the nuts are still warm, put them in a food processor or good blender, and blend for 5 minutes (scraping down the side as needed). Blend to a creamy butter, and scrape the butter into a bowl.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until smooth and lump free.

3. Roll out 1 inch balls of dough, place them on a cookie sheet, and press them into circular patties.

4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 9 minutes (until golden brown on the bottom), and let them cool on a wire rack.