Healthy Cashew Butter Cookies
These paleo cashew butter cookies are a delicious and healthier alternative to traditional chocolate chip cookies. Made with simple ingredients like cashew butter, coconut sugar, and coconut flour, these cookies are grain-free and oil-free but still have all the flavor of a classic cookie!
Servings: 14
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy cashew butter unsalted (if you're using salted, omit additional salt from recipe)
- 2 eggs large
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Himalayan sea salt for garnishing
Dry Ingredients
- 2/3 cup coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1.5 tablespoons coconut flour*
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips + more for on top, if desired
- Himalayan sea salt
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350ºF. Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place wet ingredients in a medium-size bowl and whisk until combined. Then, place dry ingredients into another bowl and mix until combined. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until combined.
- Place dough in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to firm up.
- Once chilled, the dough should be similar "cookie dough." Depending on how oily your cashew butter is (mine was VERY drippy), you may need to add a few tablespoons of almond milk to loosen, or, more coconut flour to thicken (add by the 1/2 tablespoon).*
- Moisten a 1-inch cookie scoop with water so that the dough doesn't stick, and then roll dough into a ball between your hands and place onto cookie sheet. Use your palm to slightly flatten and then add more chocolate chips on top if desired and a sprinkle of Himalayan sea salt.
- Bake at 350º for ~10-12 minutes or until they begin to turn golden brown on the bottom.
- Immediately remove from the pan and let cool on a cooling rack.
Notes
- Depending on how oily your cashew butter is, you may need to add a tablespoon of almond milk to loosen the batter or more coconut flour to thicken. Add the almond milk by the teaspoon and coconut flour by the 1/2 tablespoon. Note that once the dough has chilled, it should be your classic cookie dough consistency and you should be able to roll the dough between your palms into a ball and then slightly flatten.
Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g