5 Ingredient Salted Chocolate Lace Cookies.

These delicious yet easy 5 Ingredient Salted Chocolate Lace Cookies are the perfect cookie! Made with brown butter, almond flour, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, dark chocolate, and optional flaked sea salt. These delicate cookies are crisp, buttery, and perfectly sweet, with scents of golden brown butter, caramel, and vanilla throughout. They’re generously sandwiched with melted dark (or milk) chocolate, then sprinkled with flaked sea salt, making every cookie even more delicious. And magically, these cookies are also gluten-free and egg-free.

Do you remember not last week but the week before when I shared those very easy, very yummy Magic Cookies made with coconut and oats and a can of sweetened condensed milk?

Well, after testing that recipe, I was left with half a can of sweetened condensed milk in my fridge. I personally find this so annoying. What does one do with half a can of sweet milk?

But this annoying little thing inspired me to make these cookies! And these cookies, just like my magic cookies, are very special! Just 5-ingredients and so perfect. Totally no fuss!

I wondered if I could use the sweet milk to make a lace cookie that was easy and stress-free. I tried out so many cookies, each close to being perfect, with all of them tasting delicious.

But I wanted a thin and crisp cookie. Finally, I was able to create the perfect recipe to share with you all!

This dough takes only minutes to mix up, minutes to bake, and my fingers are crossed that you’ll love these cookies as much as I do!

These are the details

• salted butter
• almond flour – I like the Bob’s Red Mill brand
• sweetened condensed milk – the magic ingredient
• vanilla extract
• melted milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate – we love dark chocolate
• flaked sea salt

Optional ingredients for topping

• melted white chocolate
• finely chopped roasted pistachios
• dried rose petals – my favorite

Special Tools

You need just a small skillet (to brown the butter), a mixing bowl, and a cookie sheet for these cookies.

Ideally, a cookie scoop is great too!

Steps

Step 1: brown the butter

Add the butter to a small skillet set over medium heat to brown the butter. Allow the butter to brown slightly until it smells toasted. It will be golden and pretty!

The butter really comes through in these cookies, but be careful not to burn it!

Step 2: mix

Next, mix everything in a bowl. The order does not matter, but I go like this: almond flour, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, then pour over the butter and mix!

I add 1 tablespoon of water to thin the dough. This should be a pourable batter/dough, not a thick dough.

Step 3: scoop the cookies

Using a teaspoon measure or a small cookie scoop (I think the cookie scoop is easiest), scoop out the dough.

Bake for 7-8 minutes until deeply golden on the edges. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets.

Step 4: sandwich and decorate

The last step is to spread the melted chocolate over the bottom of half the cookies, then sandwich together with another cookie.

To decorate, I like to drizzle the tops of the cookies with melted chocolate or white chocolate, then sprinkle with the flaked sea salt.

Or use dried rose petals and/or chopped pistachios.

Some tips!

These are honestly so easy; you can’t mess them up! I will say that if your dough feels too wet and sticky, you can add 1 tablespoon of additional almond flour. The more flour you add, the thicker the cookie, as the almond flour soaks up the wet ingredients.

And then, lastly, these really are so delicious when the chocolate is a little warm! Oh, and the sea salt, in my opinion, it should not be skipped. It makes you say YUM with every bite!

Looking for other winter dessert recipes? Here are my favorites: 

Chocolate Dipped Sesame Oatmeal Bars

Homemade Twix Bars

5 Ingredient Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies

Healthier Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies

Healthy…ish Homemade Samoas Cookies

Tahini Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Salted Tahini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lastly, if you make these 5 Ingredient Chocolate Almond Lace Cookies, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

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-5 Ingredient Salted Chocolate Lace Cookies 💕 happy Valentine’s Day!

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