Peanut Butter & Cocoa Cookie Bars

Peanut butter Cocoa chips cookie bar

Ingredients

Cookie Layer
  • ½ cup vegan peanut butter*
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2½ cups almond flour
  • 2½ tablespoons maca powder
  • 1 cup cocoa/dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Take an 8x8-inch baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
  2. Take a large bowl, stir the peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt together.
  3. Add the almond flour and maca- Combine (the mixture will be thick).
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips and press into the pan.
  5. Place in the freezer so that it firms up a bit.
  6. Remove and slice into bars. Store remaining bars in the fridge.
  7. Finished bars can also be frozen. Unthaw for about 15 minutes at room temperature before eating.