Chocolate Almond Butter Sandwich Cookies

Recipe: Chocolate Almond Butter Sandwich Cookies (makes 12-14 sandwiches)

Cookies:

1/2 cup butter or coconut oil

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 egg

2 cups almond flour

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Beat together the butter (or coconut oil), syrup, vanilla and egg. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Pour into the wet ingredients and beat until well incorporated. Scoop onto baking sheet, gently flatten with fingers, and bake for 9-10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. In the meantime, make the filling:

Filling:

1 cup unsweetened almond butter

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

1/4 cup coconut cream concentrate

Beat together the ingredients until smooth.

Scoop about a TBSP of the filling onto a cookie, top with another cookie, and gently press to flatten. Repeat with the rest of the cookies.

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