coconut almond cookies | gluten free + grain free + vegan

Healthy Coconut Almond Cookies with a crispy outside and soft center. Gluten free, grain free, paleo with no refined sugar (honey). Ready in 15 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
• 3/4 cup almond meal
• 1 flax egg or egg
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil at room temperature, soft not melted or soft butter
• 4 tablespoons rice malt syrup or honey or maple syrup or 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon - optional
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg - optional
• 1 pinch ground ginger - optional

Cookies decoration

• 1/4 cup dark cocoa chocolate >70% ,melted
• 3 teaspoons unsweetened desiccated coconut
• 1 teaspoons extra virgin coconut oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C (360F). Lay a cookie sheet with baking paper. Set aside.
2. In a food processor, with the S blade attchement, add all the cookie ingredients. 
3. Process on medium speed until all the ingredient comes together crumble. Transfer the dough into a bowl, form a ball with your hands and refrigerate 15-20 minutes. 
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