Chewy Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies

A big bowl, kids eager to flex some creativity, and a mom semi-worried about precious ingredients (about a cups worth) spilling out onto the floor = some slammin’ almond flour shortbread cookies.

When almond flour calls your name, and little people want cookies, do yourself a favor—respond! It’ll make the little people in your life happy–and the big people too.

Chewy Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies

Servings: 1 dozen

Ready In: 20 mins

Good For: Snack

Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free

Ingredients:

  • 2¼ cups of almond flour

  • 1 tsp of flax seed meal

  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil (melted)

  • ¼ cup of maple syrup

  • 1 Tbsp of nut milk

  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract

  • Pinch of salt

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

  2. In a bowl, mix dry ingredients (minus flax seed meal

  3. In another bowl, mix wet ingredients (including flax seed meal)

  4. Combine both by slowly pouring dry ingredients into wet ingredients, and mix. Dough will be sticky. Add no more than 1/2 tsp of nut milk if impossible to stir.

  5. Form dough into little balls and place on top of cookie sheet, lined with parchment paper

  6. Gently press into flat circles

  7. Bake for 12 minutes, and be careful they don’t burn!

  8. Let cool down, to firm cookies

  9. Cookies should be crisp on the outside, with a nice chewy center 🙂

Did you make this recipe? Tag @cmhsocial on Instagram and hashtag it #cmhsocial

Three Game-Changers I Wish I Knew

BEFORE GOING PLANT-BASED

Want to transition to a plant-based diet without all the fuss?

I'll give you a FREE 3-part email series packed with 15+ years of my life-tested strategies to JUMPSTART your plant-based game for the win!

Feeling Social?

Let's Connect!

Hey friend, I'm Mel!

I'm a certified holistic nutritionist, certified health coach, plant-based food instructor, and a certified personal trainer. My passion is helping people like you transition to a plant-based diet, with easy step-by-step strategies that work. I'm committed to empowering you to heal through a plant-based lifestyle so you can freely live out your God-given purpose and thrive. Let's start today!