Hazelnut Cookies
These 20-minute hazelnut cookies are filled with an easy ganache for a healthy afternoon treat with the perfect amount of sweetness.
Servings: 18
Ingredients
Dry ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 3/4 cup hazelnut flour place whole hazelnuts in food processor and process until small sand like consistency
Wet ingredients:
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
Ganache:
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips {60% cocoa}
Instructions
Cookie:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line baking sheet with parchment
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl, whisk to combine
- Whisk together wet ingredients and slowly pour into dry ingredients stirring until evenly blended.
- Form dough into teaspoon size balls and gently flatten on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 14-15 minutes or until cookies just starts to brown around edges.
- Remove and place on a rack to cool.
- Continue with remaining dough.
- While cookies are baking make the ganache.
- Combine ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and cook for 45-50 seconds, remove and stir to blend completely. Set aside and the mixture will thicken.