These cookies are easy to make, don't contain any flour & are simply delicious! You can make a vegan version of them by omitting the egg whites and substituting 2 tbsps of ground flax seeds, mixed with 6 tbsps of hot water. Stir the mixture and allow to sit for about 5 minutes before adding it where you would otherwise use the egg whites. Each cookie contains about 60 calories.Ingredients:
1 cup almonds
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 square (one ounce) unsweetened chocolate, chopped OR 3 squares 85% cocoa Lindt chocolate, chopped
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
2 large egg whites (or 2 tbsps ground flax seeds mixed with 6 tbsps hot water)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 large cookie sheets with foil or parchment paper.
2. In food processor, with knife blade attached, process almonds, sugar, coconut, cocoa, chocolate and salt, until chocolate and nuts are finely ground. Add egg whites (or flax seed mixture) & process until blended.
3. Drop dough by generously rounded teaspoons, using a second spoon to release batter, 2 inches apart, on prepared cookie sheets. Bake until tops feel firm when pressed lightly, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets between upper and lower oven racks halfway through baking. Cool on cookie sheets on wire racks.
