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Chocolate Chip Applesause Cookies

Servings 11 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ cup unsweetened almond butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp coconut flour 22g
  • 2 Tbsp ground flax*
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon optional
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup dark chocolate chips chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine applesauce, almond butter, egg and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
  3. Add in coconut flour, ground flax, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Combine until well mixed.
  4. Fold chocolate chips into the batter.
  5. Let the batter sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
  6. Use a large cookie scoop to scoop the batter onto the lined baking sheet. Each cookie should be about 2 tablespoons in size, making 11 cookies.
  7. Place the cookies in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 10-11 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven, cool slightly on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire cooling rack.

Recipe Notes

Can grind whole seeds in food processor to make ground flax.

These healthy chocolate chip applesauce cookies are great for a low sugar dessert or easy breakfast side. They're paleo, gluten free, dairy free and only sweetened with applesauce.