Lemon Drop Cookies

This needs no introduction. These lemon drop cookies are just that, drops of heaven. Light and airy, these just melt in your mouth. My weather is waffling between winter and spring and these are tipping the scale towards spring. They taste like Easter.

What I love about paleo dessert is that I can indulge in one of these cookies and not be enslaved to keep eating them until they are gone and I am so bloated and arthritic from consuming a week's’ worth of refined sugar in one sitting. Sure, it can be restrictive at times, if I really think about it. But the food freedom I get in my mind when I am strict with myself is the true gift.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted. Refined- only if you do not like the taste of coconut

• 1/3 cup agave nectar

• 1 tbsp lemon zest

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 2 tbsp coconut flour, sifted

• 1 1/3 cup almond flour, sifted

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl mix melted coconut oil, agave nectar, lemon juice and zest.

2. After well incorporated, mix in sifted flours, baking soda, and salt.

3. Chill dough for 30 minutes, or until stiff enough to scoop.

4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

6. Using a 1 inch cookie scoop, line the cookie sheet with dough balls.

7. Bake for about 10-12 minutes.

8. Let cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

9. Enjoy!