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Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies

Name: Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup (150g) cooked chestnuts; ⅓ cup whole spelt flour; 1 tbsp ground flax or chia seeds; 1 tsp ground cinnamon (, plus more for garnish); 1 tsp instant coffee; ¼ tsp ground cardamom; ¼ tsp ground ginger; ⅛ tsp ground cloves; Pinch of cayenne; Pinch of sea salt; 3 tbsp almond butter; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 60 g of dark chocolate (, chopped); Aleppo pepper or chili flakes (, for garnish and optional)

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Fall, Winter, Christmas/Thanksgiving, Canadian inspired, Cookies

30 mins Prep: 15 mins Cook: 15 mins

Serves 12

Soft, decadent, with a melt in your mouth texture, these cookies feature warming holiday spices and rich dark chocolate, which make them a wonderful recipe to add to your Christmas cookies tradition!

Ingredients

1 cup (150g) cooked chestnuts
⅓ cup whole spelt flour
1 tbsp ground flax or chia seeds
1 tsp ground cinnamon , plus more for garnish
1 tsp instant coffee
¼ tsp ground cardamom
¼ tsp ground ginger
⅛ tsp ground cloves
Pinch of cayenne
Pinch of sea salt
3 tbsp almond butter
2 tbsp maple syrup
60 g of dark chocolate , chopped
Aleppo pepper or chili flakes , for garnish and optional

Recipe

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Add chestnuts to a food processor and process to a sand like texture.
Step 3
Add spelt flour, chia seeds, cinnamon, instant coffee powder, cardamom, ginger, cloves, cayenne and salt and pulse to combine.
Step 4
Finally add almond butter and maple syrup to the dry mixture. Process until a sticky dough forms.
Step 5
Using a tablespoon scoop out the dough. Form into balls by rolling in your palms and place on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
Step 6
Gently flatten using your fingers and bake for 12 minutes.
Step 7
Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
Step 8
Melt chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler.
Step 9
Dip half of each cookie into the melted chocolate mixture and place back on baking sheet.
Step 10
Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon and Aleppo pepper.

Common Questions & Swaps

No almond butter? Replace it with cashew butter or tahini.
For the cooked chestnuts, make sure to buy the ones that are precooked and sold in a packaging as opposed to baking them yourself. The store-bought ones tend to be much softer, which is what you are looking for in this recipe.