Peanut Blossom cookies are my all time favorite cookie, my grandmother sent them in a goodie box every year at Christmastime. I looked forward to them all year…for some reason when I was a kid it was the only time I got them. One of my passions is adapting my favorite recipes into healthier, gluten, grain and refined sugar-free versions. In this adaptation I used almond butter, almond flour, coconut oil and palm sugar rather than the traditional peanut butter, flour, butter and sugar. I also used 70% dark chocolate molded into starlight mint candy molds for the added nostalgic effect, but you could use a few dark chocolate chips on top for a simpler version. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do and note from the picture below…they are not just a Christmas treat for me anymore!
Almond Blossoms
Ingredients
- 1 c roasted almond butter
- 1/2 c coconut sugar (honey or agave both work well too)
- 2 eggs
- 1 t vanilla
- 2 T butter or coconut oil, melted
- 1 c blanched almond flour
- 1/4 t baking soda
- 3 oz 70% (or higher) dark chocolate chips (option to melt and mold or use as chips)
Preheat oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl combine the almond flour, palm sugar and baking soda. In a medium bowl combine remaining ingredients and stir until smooth. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
Drop by 2T balls onto the baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes (depending on oven), do not over bake. Cookies will puff up, spread a bit and get lightly golden…they will look slightly underdone when you remove them from the oven. Press molded starlight chocolates or chips into the middle of the cookies (about 5 on each cookie or one molded starlight). Cool on the pan on a wire cooling rack. Best enjoyed after about 15-20 minutes of cooling.
Makes 24 cookies, recipe can easily be doubled.
In a large bowl combine the almond flour, palm sugar and baking soda. In a medium bowl combine remaining ingredients and stir until smooth. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
Drop by 2T balls onto the baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes (depending on oven), do not over bake. Cookies will puff up, spread a bit and get lightly golden…they will look slightly underdone when you remove them from the oven. Press molded starlight chocolates or chips into the middle of the cookies (about 5 on each cookie or one molded starlight). Cool on the pan on a wire cooling rack. Best enjoyed after about 15-20 minutes of cooling.
Makes 24 cookies, recipe can easily be doubled.
Simply Living Healthy 
Those look wonderful! ~Jackie
I love how you’ve made a healthier version of these – they look REALLY good!
Great reaading