Flourless Almond Cookies

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Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes per batch
Makes: 2 to 3 dozen, depending on size of cookies

Kathleen Pitts of Gold River shares this recipe and says that her family and friends can't believe how easy and good these cookies are.

Because these cookies contain no flour, those with celiac disease can enjoy them without concern.

• Ingredients:

1 cup almond butter

1 cup granulated sugar

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 egg

Additional sugar for rolling dough

• Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together almond butter and sugar. Beat in salt and baking powder. Add egg, then mix until combined.

Using a cookie scoop and wet hands, shape dough into a ball, then roll in sugar. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or Silpat nonstick silicone mat. Flatten with a sugar-coated glass bottom or use fork to make a crisscross pattern.

Bake about 10 minutes. It's important to let cookies rest for about five minutes before removing from the cookie sheet with a spatula.

• Per cookie: 86 calories; 2 grams protein; 9 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams fat (1 saturated, 3 mono- unsaturated, 1 polyunsaturated); 7 milligrams cholesterol; 57 milli- grams sodium; 0 fiber; 8 grams sugar; 52 percent calories from fat