Almond butter cookies are a delicious twist on the traditional peanut butter cookie and they contain no flour. This nut butter recipe is gluten-free, dairy free and egg free. They are super easy to prepare and bake and smell amazing while they are baking. However the most satisfying moment is popping a warm fresh cookie in your mouth and savoring the experience. Enjoy!
Almond Butter Cookies: How to Make
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This is an easy recipe to mix in a bowl and bake on a cookie sheet in the oven. Step 1: Start by soaking flaxseeds for 5 minutes while you assemble the other ingredients. Step 2: Add all ingredients except almonds to a mixing bowl and combine. Step 3: Roll dough into small balls, top with almond slices and bake in the oven for about 12 minutes. See complete recipe instructions below.
Almond Butter Cookies: FAQs
My favorite is Barney Butter. It is smooth, no stir, non-GMO, paleo and keto friendly.
No, they are delicious with or without them. However flaxseeds have a lot of health benefits because they have omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, protein, high in potent antioxidants, and are good for your heart!
Yes, the baked cookies or raw dough can be frozen for 3 months.
These melt in your mouth and have a sweet almond flavor, slightly crisp and crumbl cookie edges.
Almond Butter Cookies: Pro Tips
- Be sure almond butter is at room temperature. If it is refrigerated it is too hard to work with.
- Add a little water if needed to mixture to be able to work with it and shape the balls. Add a drop or two at a time.
- Can line cookie sheet with parchment paper for perfect cookie baking!
- Let cool before removing from cookie sheet. They are very delicate right out of the oven and this gives them time to set.
- Use a very thin spatula to remove cookies from cookie sheet.
Almond Butter Cookies: Serving Suggestions
- Snacks or Dessert – Great for after school or road trips.
- Wedding Showers or Baby Showers
- Picnic and Potluck Dinners
- Office Parties or Meetings
- Teacher Gifts – Put a few in a plastic bag and tie with a colorful ribbon.
- Christmas Cookie Swap – A great variation to add to the mix.
- Valentine’s – Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Heart Healthy!
- Camping – Make ahead or take dough and cook in an RV oven.
You might also like to try our pecan puff recipe.
Almond Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 cup smooth almond butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup sliced almonds for topping if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a small bowl mix flaxseeds with water and let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl combine almond butter, brown sugar, baking soda, vanilla, salt, soaked flaxseeds, and pumpkin pie spice. Use a hand mixer to blend thoroughly. It will be very stiff while combining. I mixed it on medium speed. Turn off mixer and scrape the beaters so that all of the cookie dough is in the bowl. Use your hands to form a large round ball making sure everything is combined.
- Pinch off 3/4 inch balls and roll them slightly in your hands.
- Place cookie dough balls 1 1/2 inches apart on a cookie sheet that you lined with parchment paper.
- You can top with sliced almonds if you wish.
- Do not press balls flat. They flatten as they bake.
- Bake until lightly golden for about 11 or 12 minutes. Keep an eye on them so you don’t let them overcook since ovens vary somewhat. It could take a few minutes more or less, but mine were done perfectly in 11 minutes.
- Remove with a very flat metal or silicon spatula to a wire rack to cool.
- Repeat with any remaining cookie dough. For a whole recipe you may need to make 2 batches depending on your cookie sheet size and oven size.
- Keep in a storage container for up to a week.
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Food and Life Path
05/11/2022 at 5:46 pmTastes great! Almond butter cookies are a nice change and variation for nut butter cookies! They are fragile and delicate – but that means they melt in your mouth. Sooooo delicious!!!