Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal) Flour, almond
• 2 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup Maple syrup or: 2 1/2 tablespoons xylitol
• 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil , melted Oil, coconut
• 1 tablespoon water Water
• 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt Salt, table

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients, stirring to combine.
3. Shape dough into 12 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls. Space balls 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes until golden (the cookies will seem somewhat soft while hot; they will firm up as they cool).
5. Remove from the oven and cool on the sheet for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.