Double Chocolate Almond Cookies
If you’re a chocolate lover, these double chocolate cookies are about to become your new obsession. The best part? They’re easy to whip up, so you’ll ...be sinking your teeth into chocolatey bliss in no time. This recipe was adapted from one given to us by our friend Tim Spector, Pecan Chocolate Cookies. Read more If you’re a chocolate lover, these double chocolate cookies are about to become your new obsession. The best part? They’re easy to whip up, so you’ll be sinking your teeth into chocolatey bliss in no time. This recipe was adapted from one given to us by our friend Tim Spector, Pecan Chocolate Cookies.
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Notes
If milling your own flax seeds 1 1/4 tbsp whole seeds yields 2 tbsp milled seeds.
Baked cookies can be frozen. You can also freeze unbaked cookies. Place onto a tray in the freezer. Once hard, place into a bag. Cook from frozen, allowing an extra 4-5 minutes in the oven.
Ingredients
Method
Gather and prepare your ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Mix together the milled flax and water. Set aside to soak for at least 15 minutes. It’s essential that the flax and water bind together, becoming really gooey, to guarantee the correct result.
Place the flax egg, brown sugar and extra virgin olive oil into a mixing bowl. Mix to combine.
Add the ground almonds, cacao, dark chocolate and a light sprinkle of salt and stir to combine.
Shape into 12 balls. Flatten slightly and place onto your prepared baking tray. It helps to do this with wet hands.
Place into the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly golden. Allow to cool completely on the tray. Serve sprinkled with a little extra flaky sea salt, if desired.
Notes
If milling your own flax seeds 1 1/4 tbsp whole seeds yields 2 tbsp milled seeds.
Baked cookies can be frozen. You can also freeze unbaked cookies. Place onto a tray in the freezer. Once hard, place into a bag. Cook from frozen, allowing an extra 4-5 minutes in the oven.
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User comments (19)
They taste amazing!! I added chopped pecans and not quite so much chocolate. Also added extra water to the mix
These are good, REALLY good.
I wasn’t sure about the milled flaxseed and water as an egg substitute but it worked perfectly.
I’ll certainly be making them again - they’d be lovely with a cup of coffee or a bowl of vanilla ice cream or Greek yoghurt.
Absolutely fabulous cookies, I have made them at least 5 times since trying the recipe!
I made double to give them away, everybody loves them! They are very filling. I added walnuts and a little oat milk to make them easier to mix. Great you don't even need a blender etc. this recipe is fantastic and you feel good after eating these yummy cookies!
These are delicious
Really yum! I actually swapped a few of the ingredients for what I had on hand (erythritol instead of brown sugar, almond flour instead of ground almonds) and used unsweetened chocolate so my batch wasn't sweet at all, but I actually still liked them a lot and it's also my own fault, using different ingredients :)
also used ground chia instead of flax and that worked perfectly well, I just doubled the amount of water because they absorb so much
Great
So good ! Next time I will make a double batch and freeze !
A nice variation on the Chocolate & Coconut Cookie Bars recipe, but with more nuts and dark chocolate. I used walnuts instead of almonds this time and baked the mixture in a loaf tin rather than forming cookies.
Nice moist cookie. I love the texture.
Super delicious! Easy to make
Yummy!
Amazing and so quick and easy.
Can't believe how tasty these are, my fussy 13 year old is blown away by these healthy cookies and I think it's the most plants she eats in one sitting! I had no idea that the flavour of olive oil could be masked so successfully in a sweet treat. Thank you for these, they're a hit.
Quick and easy
Needed bit more moisture, maybe add 1 more tablespoon of water and extra flax
Lovely with a little salt
Very tasty ...unusual recipe but worked very well thank you
These are so yummy it’s hard to believe they don’t have any of the bad stuff in them. Also loved Tim Spector maple cookies - genius!
A bit drier than the similar ones on here, probably due to the cacao content