Chocolate Chip Cookies & Lemon Melt-aways (Paleo)

So, here I am writing yet another post late. I made my first couple batches of Paleo cookies from scratch for a New Year's Eve get-together. I love cookies! (Who doesn't??) They are my sweet-tooth weakness. I've never been a big candy fan but something about cookies... probably just a flood of good childhood memories more than anything. Chocolate chip cookies are my fave but I also love anything lemon so the melt-aways were intriguing.

For the Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe, click here. I followed this recipe to the letter. You could prob sub sugars {maple syrup/honey/date paste} and fats {coconut oil or the grass-fed butter} but this will alter results slightly. I didn't have almond flour on hand so I just chopped up some slivered almonds in my mini Ninja and it worked great.  Tip: Get the almonds as finely chopped as you can! The finer, the better.

And for the Lemon Melt-aways (no bake), click here. Again, I followed this recipe completely. It lists the options for sugar so use whatever you like (I wouldn't recommend agave though). I used maple syrup again. These are sooooo good! Perfect amount of lemon and not overly sweet. Yum-o!

*Even though these are Paleo and use top notch ingredients, they are still a treat!*
I know, I know. Party pooper! But seriously, I don't want to mislead anyone. Paleo treats are awesome and have nutritional value but they also have sugar so, just keep that in mind so you don't over do it.

One of my friends is allergic to nuts so I searched high and low on Pinterest for coconut flour only cookies and couldn't find any with rave reviews!  Everything called for some level of almond flour.  I'll have to keep looking, I guess or try and get creative.  If you know of any recipes with good reviews, share them!

Jess