Almond Butter Heart-Shaped Cookies

 
 

This is an easy recipe and it is not too hard to shape into heart-shaped cookies.

Ingredients:

2 Cups Almond Butter (organic, if possible)

2/3 cup Xylitol or Swerve

2 Organic eggs

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Stevia-sweetened chocolate chunks (Optional)

Set oven to 350°. Line two cookie sheets with unbleached parchment paper. Mix all ingredients with a hand-held beater until blended and smooth. The batter will be stiff. For round cookies, drop 2 teaspoon size balls, 2" apart on the cookie sheet. Flatten a little with your hand. Bake 10 - 11 minutes. Watch carefully during the last two minutes, as they can easily brown on the bottom.

For heart-shapes, roll 2 teaspoons between your hands to make a "log", bend the log in half, then pinch the bottom of the crease to form a pretty point at the bottom of your heart. Place on cookie sheet 2 " apart. Add a chunk of stevia sweetened chocolate to the middle, if desired. Bake for 10 -11 minutes, watching carefully to avoid browning. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for at 1 minute or more, or transfer after 1 minute to a cooling rack (slide the whole sheet of parchment paper).