Paleo & Vegan Almond Butter Blossom Cookies

Name: Almond Butter Blossom Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20 small cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups almond flour; ½ tsp sea salt; ½ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp baking powder; ¼ cup almond butter; 2 TBS coconut oil; ¼ cup coconut sugar; 2 TBS pure maple syrup; 2 TBS almond milk; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 2 oz 4 TBS unsweetened baking chocolate; 2 TBS raw cocoa butter (grated); 2 TBS pure maple syrup; pinch of sea salt

Last updated on September 7, 2019. Originally published December 15, 2016 31 Comments

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Almond Butter Blossom Cookies! These amazingly chewy, dense yet doughy cookies are easy, healthy and they’re paleo, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar free!

Christmas is only 10 days away! I’m so excited, and I can’t believe it…all at the same time! I have been baking like no one’s watching, and one of the treats that I’ve been excited to bring from my kitchen to yours are these Paleo Almond Butter Cookies! Yes, more chocolate and more cookies {because you can never have enough, am I right?!}

Peanut butter blossoms are my favorite Christmas cookies (along with these Sugar Cookies and these Snickerdoodles), but I didn’t want my friends with a peanut allergy {who I feel the deepest sympathy for in every regard} to miss out on the fun!

These vegan Almond Butter Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free, paleo AND peanut free! Whew! Seriously, just about everyone in your life can enjoy these cookies, no matter what their dietary restrictions may be! They are doughy and chewy…basically everything a cookie should be {and more}!

How to make Paleo Almond Butter Blossom Cookies

1. Make the homemade paleo chocolate kisses

The first step in making these Almond Butter Blossom Cookies is to make the chocolate “kisses” in the center! In order to keep this recipe truly refined-sugar free, making your own chocolate is really the way to go! Plus, it is CRAZY easy and fun!

Besides being much healthier than store-bought varieties, another benefit of making your own chocolate is that you can form it into any shape you want! If I hadn’t tossed out my candy molds when we moved {whomp whomp}, I totally would’ve made little Christmas trees or something way cute.

Instead I just filled a piping bag with the warm(ish) chocolate and made little kiss shapes on wax paper. Then I tossed the chocolate candy into the freezer, where it’s kept until the very last step!

Store bought chocolate:

You can also melt your favorite healthy chocolate chips or bars if you don’t feel like making your own chocolate. Some suggestions are:

2. Make the dough

The dough for these Almond Butter Blossom Cookies is even easier to make than the chocolate! Since there aren’t any eggs…feel free to taste test to your heart’s content {well, be sure you can still make some cookies out of it LOL}.

3. Short baking time

Please be aware that the baking time on these paleo almond butter cookies is very short! They only need to bake for 5-7 minutes to bake until they’re done, so be sure to watch your cookies carefully!

Paleo Almond Butter Blossom Cookies: Ingredients/Substitutions

Here are a few notes on the ingredients and possible substitutions in this vegan almond butter cookie recipe!

Almond flour. Please do not change this ingredient. Paleo baking is an art (seriously) and the flour chosen is very important!
Almond butter. Cashew butter also works beautifully in this recipe to ensure that it remains paleo, vegan and delicious!
Coconut oil. grass-fed butter or ghee can be used in place of coconut oil.
Coconut Sugar. evaporated cane sugar can be used in place of coconut sugar, however it is not paleo!
Maple Syrup. Honey is a great substitute for maple syrup, but it is not generally eaten by those who follow the vegan diet!
Almond milk. Any non-dairy milk works great in this recipe!

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Almond Butter Blossom Cookies

Almond Butter Blossom Cookies! These amazingly chewy, dense yet doughy cookies are easy, healthy and they're paleo, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar free!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword almond butter cookies paleo, almond butter cookies vegan, blossom cookies, healthy almond butter cookies

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Chilling time 17 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings small cookies

Calories 120kcal

Author Laura

Ingredients

Cookies:

Chocolate drops:

2 oz 4 TBS unsweetened baking chocolate
2 TBS raw cocoa butter grated
2 TBS pure maple syrup
pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Make Chocolate Drops:

Line a small baking sheet with wax paper, set aside.
Melt together chocolate and cocoa butter and stir until smooth.
Add maple syrup and sea salt (optional) and stir to combine.
Transfer chocolate mixture to a piping bag fit with a circular tip and pipe onto your prepared baking sheet into the shapes you want.
Transfer to the freezer to set. Keep frozen until they are added to the cookies.

Make the cookies:

Preheat to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
In a small bowl, mix together almond flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and coconut sugar. Set aside.
Add almond butter, coconut oil and maple syrup to a large microwave safe bowl or medium saucepan.
Melt ingredients in the microwave or on the stovetop, then stir until completely combined.
Add almond milk and vanilla and stir until combined.
Add dry ingredients and mix until combine and there are no lumps in the batter.
Scoop the dough into 1 TBS portions, roll into balls and place on your prepared baking sheets. These cookies do not change shape much in the oven, so be sure to form them into the shapes you want.
Bake in your preheated oven for 6-8 minutes or until the cookies look set and just began to crackle.

Putting it together:

As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press one chocolate drop into the middle of each one.
Let cookies with chocolate in the center sit on the baking pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool!
Eat and enjoy!