Choc Chip Protein Cookies

• 1 cup almond meal
• ½ cup gluten-free plain flour 
• 2 scoops Mister Jones Daily Beauty Protein - Chocolate 
• 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
• 100g organic butter, or coconut oil
• Pinch sea salt flakes + extra to garnish
• ½ cup coconut sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ tsp vanilla paste
• 100g dark chocolate, roughly chopped + extra to garnish

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C fan-forced and line a baking tray with baking paper. 
2. Whisk the butter and coconut sugar together with a hand held mixture, until pale and fluffy. Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla bean paste, and mix until combined.
3. Sift together the almond meal, gluten free flour, protein powder, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet in two batches, mixing well after each addition.Add in the chocolate and stir to combine. 
4. Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for about an hour until firm enough to scoop easily,
5. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop individual portions of cookie dough. You should get 8 large or 16 small cookies in total.
6. Bake cookies for 12 minutes (or up to 15 minutes if you like a firmer cookie).
7. Allow the cookies to cool (approx 15 minutes) and sprinkle with sea salt flakes.

Enjoy immediately, and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.