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Recently I have been avoiding gluten-containing foods as it causes me difficulties such as skin lesions and even stiff joints. I have purchased some gluten-free cookies over the holidays to accommodate my English father-in-law who has cookies (biscuits) with his daily morning tea. He too is avoiding gluten so we both tried these cookies and found them edible but not really enjoyable.

So my quest to make some gluten-free cookies that are chewy, tasty and satisfying began. After a few rounds of making cookies using different ingredients, I settle on using almonds. Almonds can be purchased ground or even ground using a food processor, but it can be tricky as they go from almond flour to almond butter quickly so, in my opinion, it’s easier to buy already ground.

I've found Costco to be the most reasonably priced option for buying almond flour, 3 pounds is under $11. I paid $12 for 1 pound at a grocery store, and that store was the most reasonably priced store in town.

The resulting cookies are made with few ingredients and are extremely easy to put together. I use only 7 simple ingredients, almond flour, sugar, almond extract, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and powdered sugar.

They can be in the oven in less than 15 minutes and you don’t need a stand mixer, just a bowl, rubber spatula, Microplane, sheet tray, and parchment paper. Give them a try, I think you'll love them.

Recipe at Keith Snow.com