Chocolate almond meal valentine heart cookies are delicious, decadent, and gluten free. These fun cookies are perfect to make with your children.
I just can’t resist baking at this time of year. I’m sure it has something to do with the freezing cold and snowy days we are experiencing. It just feels cozier if I have something in the oven. We had some friends over who also have food allergies, so I wanted to make a special Valentine’s Day treat that they could enjoy.
I thought it might be fun to make some chocolate heart cookies, but I decided to use almond flour to give them a little bit of a heartier flavor. The cocoa+almond meal+cinnamon makes a yummy cookie with a texture that is chewy, but crisp around the edges. These chocolate almond meal valentine heart cookies are sure to be a hit at your Valentine’s Day parties!
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Chocolate Almond Meal Valentine Heart Cookies.
These chocolate almond meal heart cookies are flavored with cocoa and a bit of cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups almond meal
- 1/2 cup gluten free flour blend
- 1/2 cup vegan buttery spread
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- pinch sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar for dusting
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Using a mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar.
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Add the cocoa powder, salt, and cinnamon and continue to mix.
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Add the almond milk, and mix. Add the almond meal, and then the gluten free flour. The dough will be thick.
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Shape the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
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Set the chilled dough on a floured surface, and using a floured rolling pin, roll out to a thickness of about 1/4 of an inch. Cut out the hearts and transfer carefully to the cookie sheet.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.
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Once they come out of the oven, let them cool for five minutes, then dust them with confectioner's sugar in a fine mesh sieve.
We are now working on making valentines for our friends and family. Don’t you love having Valentine’s Day right in the middle of February? Once it’s over, we just have two more weeks until March!
How are your Valentine’s plans going?
These are ridiculously good, almond meal is awesome!
Small detail, but no need to preheat oven if you refrigerate for at least 2 hours before baking….
Beautiful little hearts! YUM Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! :)
Hope your week is great! Can’t wait to see what you link up this week!
Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
Looks absolutely delicious! I love using almond meal now :)
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
Thank you! Almond flour is pretty great, isn’t it?
Looks amazing! Pinned and tweeted!
Thank you so much, Marni! I appreciate that! :)
adorable and fluffy looking, yum
Thank you so much!
Love the hearts! I need to be better about making cute cookies. I’ve never baked with almond meal. Can’t wait to try : )
Almond meal is pretty easy to use! I love to get it from Trader Joe’s, it’s not too expensive there!