by Nina Narlock

I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Okay, maybe that’s an understatement. I really love sweets! I went through a season where I ascribed to the paleo diet and was in need of paleo-friendly desserts to assuage the sweet talkin’ sweet tooth.

I believe in living your best life on Paleo. There is no need to feel like you’re eating cardboard while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. There is also no need to make healthy cooking overly complicated!

I already knew of an easy 3 ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe and decided to make it paleo-friendly! The result: yummy, dense, chocolate chip cookies that incite no guilt!

This recipe makes 12 cookies.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1 egg
• optional add ins:
  • chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

METHOD:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the almond butter and coconut sugar together.
3. Add the egg and optional add ins (chocolate chips, vanilla, cinnamon).
4. (Optional trick: place cookie dough in the freezer for 30 mins or in the refrigerator for a couple hours.)
5. Spoon dough onto baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges become slightly browned and crisped.
6. ENJOY

By the way, did you notice the red tomatoes in the background of my cookie image? If you’re wondering where those tomatoes came from, check out my first blog post, “Chickens That Farm.”

Signing off,

Nina Narlock