The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Deliciously Ella’s Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
FOR THE COOKIES
200g ground almonds 100ml maple syrup
100g dark chocolate, chopped into chips
4tbsp brown rice flour (or a plain flour)
1 heaped tsp bicarb
1tbsp coconut oil, melted
FOR THE RASPBERRY SAUCE
300g fresh raspberries
150g dark chocolate
1tbsp maple syrup ● Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F.
● Place all the cookie ingredients (apart from the dark chocolate chips) in a food processor and pulse until well combined. Once combined, add in the chocolate chips and give it another quick pulse to mix through.
● Scoop out spoonfuls of the mixture and roll them into balls using your hands, then squash them down into cookie shapes and place onto a lined baking sheet. Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden.
● While they cook make the raspberry sauce. First, place all of the sauce ingredients in a pan over a medium heat and cook for 5-10 minutes until everything is melted. Then remove the pan from the heat and whizz using an electric hand mixer until smooth.
● Drizzle over cookies and enjoy!