Almond flour chocolate chip cookies

  

                                         It's the first day of school today ...The summer break was too short ....I still need to do so many thing with kiddos.. I wanted to make something special for them ...Kids love cookies... My friend Raman always talks about her almond cookies ...Jr being busy with many after school activities I wanted to give him some protein packed snack...I am not in favor of protein powder at this stage and always keep looking for natural protein sources . That's the reason these cookies appealed to me ..
                           I did not buy the store bought almond flour .It's very easy to make at home . Just put the almonds in the food processor and grind them in a powder .It's easier to grind the almonds without making them oily  if the they are chilled .I added white and regular chocolate chips just to make the cookies interesting . These cookies have a different texture than the regular cookies . The cookie dough freezes well , so I made two batches and froze one batch for later use . I made smaller cookies as these are going to be kid's snack on their way to after school activities .


What we need :-

3 cups of almond flour
1/2 cup butter at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

optional :-
 dried cranberries , chopped walnuts , raisins or any chopped dry fruits

How to proceed :-

1)Preheat the oven to 375 degrees .
2) Beat the butter and sugar till light and creamy ( about 2-4 mins)
3) Add egg and vanilla to it .Continue mixing .
4)Add salt and baking soda .
5)Add almond powder .
6)Mix well .
7)Fold in chocolate chips or anything that you want to add to your cookies .
8)Scoop about a tablespoonful mound on a parchment or silicone sheet lined cookie sheet .
9)Gently press down to form a small disc .
10) Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 mins untill the edges are brown .
11)Let them cool in the cookie sheet for 3-4 mins before moving them to a cooling rack .

           I made only one batch of cookies and it made 22 small cookies . I froze the other batch for later use . This definitely is a protein packed snack . I did not peel the almonds so the cookies have enough fibers in them .

Enjoy.....