Pop In Your Mouth Blueberry Paleo Cookies

A year ago I didn't know a thing about the Paleo Diet, but the word "Paleo" seemed to spew out of my crazy awesome CrossFit friend's mouths and show up all over my facebook news feed all the time.  "Is this paleo?"  "I made this paleo recipe."  "I only eat paleo." or  "I'm doing a paleo challenge."  Soon enough, I caught the CrossFit bug too and started to really understanding why CrossFitters are obsessed with Paleo.  The Paleo diet is, by no means, limited to just CrossFitters, and one person's way of eating doesn't always mean it's the right way of eating for another, but I get and understand, why eating Paleo is so important to people who are addicted to optimum health and fitness. Feel free to self educate yourself on The Paleo Diet, founded by Dr. Cordain if you so wish, but in short eat what the earth gave us and what our hunting and gathering ancestors ate.

They say people either love salty things or have a sweet tooth.  It's no surprise that I'm a sucker for sweets and fresh hot-out-of-the-oven baked goods, yes please!  My incredibly awesome friend Kimberly (and blogger at http://balancedbeanwellness.blogspot.com/), who I should say is also guilty of introducing me to CrossFit, therefore leading to my new addiction, gave me this Paleo Cookie recipe.  The recipe called for paleo chocolate chips, but she suggested dried blueberries as they tasted like "little blueberry muffins", and I kicked it up to ooey gooey goodness when all I had on hand was fresh blueberries.  I loved the way the blueberries add texture and juiciness to the cookies.  I immediately halved the batch because it's just me, and trust me, these wouldn't last two days within my reach.  I remember her telling me "They're paleo, but still a cookie."  Enjoy! These are amazing and I have trouble even getting them into the oven because even the batter is so delicious. 

Blueberry Paleo Cookies
Servings (approximately 1-dozen cookies)

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour (I like Bob's Red Mill brand)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh blueberries*

* can substitute for a healthy chocolate chips (check the ingredients), or whatever you like really (ie dried cranberries, fresh sliced apples, raisins etc.)  

Instructions:
- Pre-heat oven to 375 deg F.
- Combine dry ingredients
- Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients and mix well.
- Stir in fresh blueberries
- Drop onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or tinfoil for easy clean up
- Bake 13-15 minutes