Christmas Chocolate Almond and Pistachio Cookies Recipe

Pistachios are laden with antioxidants, including lutein, beta-carotene and vitamin E, which makes them a healthy choice for looking after your cardiovascular health. Pistachios are also beneficial for the gut as they’re a prebiotic food that helps friendly gut bacteria flourish.

Makes: 8 large cookies

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Recipe


Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond meal
  • 2 tbsp coconut flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Pinch sea salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • ⅓ cup raw honey
  • ¼ cup cold-pressed coconut oil or organic grass-fed butter

  • 100g good-quality dark chocolate
  • Handful pistachios, roughly chopped

Method


  • Preheat oven 180°C and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
  • In large bowl place almond meal, coconut flour, bicarb and sea salt.
  • In medium bowl combine egg, vanilla, almond extract, honey and coconut oil.
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry and gently combine until crumbly dough.
  • Roll dough into ball and place in fridge for 30 mins, covered.
  • Sprinkle some almond meal on chopping board and place dough in middle. Roll out dough with rolling pin until about 1cm thick.
  • Using a large round cookie cutter cut out cookies and place on baking trays.
  • Bake for around 8 mins until cookies start to brown. Transfer onto cooling rack.
  • Once cooled completely, dip half of each cookie in dark chocolate and sprinkle with pistachios.
  • Cookies keep well in the fridge for a week.

  

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