Chewy Almond-Cocoa cookies

ennaejay

I had these at my mom's house yesterday. She's gluten-free and has been playing around with recipes. These were DIVINE. There's a higher-fat, higher-cal, higher carb, lower-protein version if you would like that instead. This is her recipe tweaked by moi. (Hers uses agave nectar, more chips, more almonds, no protein, and more oil).

Chewy Almond-Cocoa cookies

2 c. raw almonds, ground fine into meal
1/4 c. Special Dark cocoa powder
1/4 c. regular cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. extra light olive oil
1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
1/4 c. Stevia powder
1/4 c. honey
1 T. pure vanilla extract
1/3 c. Ghirardelli chocolate chips, chopped
1 scoop protein powder

Combine dry ingredients together, and in a separate bowl combine wet ingredients. Stir wet into dry until moistened and drop by generous Tablespoonsfull onto greased cookie sheets. Bake @ 350* for 7-9 minutes.

Makes 30
Per Serving: Calories: 87 Carb: 7 Fat: 7 Pro: 3 Fiber: 1 Iron: 4

Perfect treat to have around the house this weekend, have it with a protein shake, after a meal, or pre- or post- workout! :bigsmile:

jayliospecky

Taking note. Looks interesting.

mizpaden74

BUUMMMPPPP!!!

ingies2011

They sound really great, thanks for sharing this, but do you know how much the almonds weigh, i usually buy almond meal instead of almonds so it is already ground, ad how much are your scoops of protein powder?

stroken96

Thanks for sharing

AtwaterD

What's the agave recipe? I usually have agave on hand but not stevia. If you could share that it'd be great

thank you.

ennaejay

They sound really great, thanks for sharing this, but do you know how much the almonds weigh, i usually buy almond meal instead of almonds so it is already ground, ad how much are your scoops of protein powder?

I have no idea of the weight of almonds. Let me look on my Sunkist container... 1/4 c. almonds is 30g, so........ 240g almonds. You can buy almond flour, blanched; almond meal, or, just grind up some raw almonds like I did. Just get your nuts in there! haha. My protein powder is Designer Whey vanilla, it's 100cal and 18g protein per scoop (about 2 T.?). I buy it in bulk. You can omit this if you like; I only added it for the extra punch, to make me feel better about eating chocolate :-D

What's the agave recipe? I usually have agave on hand but not stevia. If you could share that it'd be great

Sure thing! I don't have nutrition facts for this one; you're on your own for that

1/2 c. cocoa
2 c. blanched almond flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. EVOO
1/2 c. agave nectar
1 T. vanilla extract
1/2 c. dark chocolate chips
1/2 c. sliced almonds

Prepare as above

AlsDonkBoxSquat

can't wait to try em!

sarahsmart88

Sounds yummy! I'll have to try it, I love baking

AtwaterD

They sound really great, thanks for sharing this, but do you know how much the almonds weigh, i usually buy almond meal instead of almonds so it is already ground, ad how much are your scoops of protein powder?

I have no idea of the weight of almonds. Let me look on my Sunkist container... 1/4 c. almonds is 30g, so........ 240g almonds. You can buy almond flour, blanched; almond meal, or, just grind up some raw almonds like I did. Just get your nuts in there! haha. My protein powder is Designer Whey vanilla, it's 100cal and 18g protein per scoop (about 2 T.?). I buy it in bulk. You can omit this if you like; I only added it for the extra punch, to make me feel better about eating chocolate :-D

What's the agave recipe? I usually have agave on hand but not stevia. If you could share that it'd be great

Sure thing! I don't have nutrition facts for this one; you're on your own for that

1/2 c. cocoa
2 c. blanched almond flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. EVOO
1/2 c. agave nectar
1 T. vanilla extract
1/2 c. dark chocolate chips
1/2 c. sliced almonds

Prepare as above

thanks heaps.

sara709

Ooh, I'll have to make these soon