Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Yields 30 cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1 bag 60% dark chocolate chips
  • 2 Tbsp flax seed
  • 1 cup non-hydrogenated margarine
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened peach puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Combine almond flour, chocolate chips and flax seed in a bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
  4. Add one bowl of ingredients to the other and mix well.
  5. Scoop dough onto ungreased baking sheet, creating 30 cookies total.
  6. Bake each batch for 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition Information per Cookie

  • 99.5 Calories
  • 9.2 g Fat
  • 7.1 mg Cholesterol
  • 115.6 mg Sodium
  • 3.3 g Carbohydrate
  • 1.2 g Fiber
  • 2.1 g Protein

Source: SparkPeople user HANNYMUFFIN

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