These easy fresh cherry cookies are sweetened with maple syrup. With a little almond flour and a couple of other simple ingredients, you can enjoy a sweet treat without any refined sugar.
Course: Baking, cookies, Healthy Snacks
Cuisine: Clean Eating, snacks
Keyword: Fresh cherry cookies
Servings: 10cookies
Author: Stephanie
Ingredients
1CupFresh cherries Pitted and diced
1CupGround almonds
¼CupButter Salted, melted
1Egg
2tbspMaple syrup
1tspAlmond extract Organic, natural
1tbspAlmonds Flaked, for the topping
Instructions
In a mixing bowl add in the melted butter, maple syrup, almond extract and egg and using electric beaters, whisk the mixture until light and fluffy
Using a wooden spoon stir in the ground almonds until just combined, and then fold in ¾ of the fresh cherries
Put the bowl in the fridge for ½ hour to chill the dough, this helps to stop the cookies spreading out in the oven
Heat your oven to 190f or 375f and line a baking tray with parchment paper
I use 2 teaspoons to divide the dough into about 10 small cookies, and then flatten and neaten the edges using the back of the teaspoon
Arrange the remaining fresh cherries on the top of the cookies, and sprinkle the flaked almonds on the top (optional)
Bake in your oven for 10-12 minutes until golden brown and then remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool