Almond Butter Cookies

I hear that abs are made in the kitchen - so, surely by staying up late and baking cookies post workout, I'm working on my gains, yes?

No?

Not even if they are almond butter cookies? Almond butter is full of protein right?

Well at any rate, cookies may not ever be truly "healthy", but these Almond Butter Cookies are grain and refined sugar free, not to mention Paleo approved and Fodmap friendly. So while they may not give me rock hard abs, cookies are always good for the soul and really that's what counts. Plus, these take about 15 minutes from start to finish, using only a handful of ingredients, so you can't beat that.

Ingredients 

1 cup almond butter (natural or organic ideally)

1 egg

4 tablespoons maple syrup (you can also use honey if you don't need it to be FODMAP friendly)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking powder/bicarbonate soda

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

3 tablespoons chocolate chips, or cacao nibs if you prefer

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F/177C

2. Beat an egg into a medium sized bowl. 

3. Add the almond butter, maple syrup, baking soda, vanilla and sea salt to the beaten egg and stir until combined.

4. Stir in the chips.

5. Form 1.5 inch balls of cookie dough and space out on a lined cookie sheet. Use the back of a fork or spoon to press the dough down. 

6. Bake for 9-10 minutes.

7. Cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes, allowing the cookies to firm up before moving to a cooling rack.

Makes 8-10 cookies