Grain-free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies...there is a God!

By now, you pretty much know how I feel about chocolate. Then again, is there a person alive who doesn’t love it?  I suppose there is but seriously, what’s wrong with them?
 
You can also add homemade chocolate chip cookies to my list of obsessions-and probably yours too. But, they have to be homemade or I wouldn’t waste the calories/sugar poisoning/carb overload-it just wouldn’t be worth it.  So imagine my happiness when I came across this recipe for Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies-even the chocolate chips are gluten free!  Now, I know that doesn’t address the calories/sugar poisoning/carb overload issue but it does address the gluten-free issue.  So, if you’re adhering to a gluten-free diet (and it really would behoove you to do so), here is a little slice of heaven.  Stick with the 3 polite bite rule and your indulgence will result in little damage.  Thank you Paleo Plan for creating this awesome cookie makeover.

Ingredients

•    3 cups almond flour
•    1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
•    1/2 cup raw honey
•    2 large eggs
•    1 tsp baking soda
•    1 tsp sea salt
•    1 tsp vanilla extract
•    1 1/2 cups Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips*

Instructions

1.    Preheat oven to 375℉.
2.    Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3.    In a small mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
4.    In a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs, honey, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer, or wire whisk.
5.    Pour wet ingredients slowly into dry ingredients and beat with mixer or fork until combined.
6.    Add the melted coconut oil and continue to blend until combined.  Stir in chocolate chips.
7.    Drop Tablespoon size balls of cookie dough onto prepared baking sheet.
8.    Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes.

 
*Available at www.enjoylifefoods.com 

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