Flourless Chocolate Chunk Almond Butter Cookie Bars
yields: 12 bars - one 8x8 pan
With just a few ingredients, these quick and easy flourless chocolate chunk almond butter cookie bars are soft and chewy with crunchy dry roasted almonds studded throughout!
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted almond butter, I recommend Safeway's Open Nature almond butter
- 1 cup (162g) dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons super-fine blanched almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 ounces (¾ cup) chopped bittersweet chocolate
- ½ cup chopped dry roasted almonds
- Flaky salt, for topping
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix all the ingredients together in the bowl of a stand mixer or in a medium bowl with a hand mixer.
- Dump the dough into the baking pan and press down evenly. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until set and a toothpick comes out clean (I vote for slightly under-baking because then they'll be gooey and chewy!)
- While they're still warm, top them with a few pinches of flaky salt. Let cool for 15 minutes before pulling out of the pan and slicing into 12 bars. Note: the cooling is necessary or the bars will fall apart!
Notes
*A friend tested the recipe without the almond flour and they turned out delicious for her. So if you can't get your hands on it, then feel free to leave it out! [br]Peanut option: I made a version replacing the almond butter and dry roasted almonds with peanut butter and roasted peanuts and it is also DELICIOUS.
