Chocolate Orange Paleo Cookies (2024)

• ⅓ cup Coconut Flour where to buy coconut flour
• ½ cup Almond Flour or Almond Meal.
• 2 Eggs.
• 3 tablespoon Melted butter or melted coconut oil, where to buy coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon Orange Zest ( grated orange peel use a micro plane or fine grater).
• 1 teaspoon Organic Orange Extract where to buy orange extract., organic GF kind
• cup Sweetener of choice: ⅓ organic Maple Syrup or for low carb use ½ cup erythritol + 25 drops liquid stevia, where to buy stevia, for paleo
• ¼ cup unsweetened Almond or Coconut milk.
• 2 tablespoon unsweetened Cocoa or cacao powder where to buy cacao powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda + 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar mixed in separate pinch bowl . it will be really fizzy
• ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes* optional
• ¼ Cup dark chocolate chips soy & dairy free (I used this brand), for low carb can use a low carb chocolate bar, chopped).
• Optional Topping:
• tablespoon Can also melt a 1 ½ of dark chocolate chips with a drop or two of orange extract for garnish * both are optional. I also topped with a bit of extra orange zest

• Preheat oven to 350 F, and line or grease a baking sheet.

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• Mix in large bowl: coconut flour, almond flour, cocoa powder, shredded coconut and set aside.

• Mix in a separate bowl ; eggs, almond or coconut milk, sweetener of choice ( maple syrup or low carb one, etc.), melted butter or melted coconut oil, orange zest, and orange extract.

• Add pre -mixed baking soda + apple cider vinegar mixture to egg / almond milk mixture and stir in well.

• Add liquid egg mixture to coconut flour mixture and stir in thoroughly.

• Add chocolate chips,( or chopped low carb chocolate bar) and mix in well.

• Put bowl of cookie dough in freezer for 10 minutes ( this keeps it from spreading as it bakes) I like to go and wash dishes until the dough is cold.

• Spoon onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 13 to 16 minutes or until some what firm.

• Let cool completely, then garnish with optional melted chocolate and orange zest.

Nutritional Information for Low Carb Version: Serving Size; 1 cookie, Cal:74, Carbs: 4 g / Net Carbs: 3 g, Fiber: 1 g Fat: 6 g Protein: 1 g Sugars: 2 g

*all nutritional data is an estimate based on the products I used*

Below is Nutritional Data for Paleo (maple syrup) Version: