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Cooking With Catherine Katz: Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

Friday, January 27, 2012 at 07:13 AM

 Welcome to Cooking With Catherine Katz!  If you haven’t tried one of Catherine’s recipes yet, today is the day!  Every recipe she gives me is simply amazing.  These Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies are to die for.  And they are so easy.

Catherine (second from right in this photo of Gorgeous Katz’s) is married to NuVal visionary, Dr. David Katz.  Together they have 5 (count ‘em!) children. 

It’s hard to believe that Catherine and I have been collaborating on this blog/recipe project  for almost 2 years now.  Where does the time go?  Anyway, she always seems to send me the perfect recipe.  This time was no exception. 

This cookie recipe has only 4 ingredients!  Actually, Catherine informed me that the original recipe called for baking soda and salt, but that she eliminated them to make it more nutritious.  She’s absolutely right.  You don’t need those ingredients.

 

Ingredients

3 cups Almond Meal/Flour (NuVal  score of 77)

6 Tablespoons canola oil (NuVal score of 24)

6 Tablespoons agave nectar (NuVal score of 1)

3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (NuVal score of 8).

 

This was my first time buying almond meal/flour.  To keep the product fresher longer, it is suggested that you store it in the refrigerator.

 

I’ve had this agave nectar for a while.  I was glad to put it to some use!


Directions

Measure the 4 ingredients into a bowl and mix them together. 

So easy!

Bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  350 degrees for 8 – 10 minutes. 

I found that 9 minutes was the magic number for my oven.

These were ooey, goeey and perfect!  And they keep fresh for days.  We made these on a Sunday and they still tasted just as good by Thursday.  (It was kind of amazing that we still had some left!)  They are soooooo good.  You have to try this recipe!

 

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