Paleo Cookies and Cream Bark

Paleo Cookies and Cream Bark

A chilled coconut and cacao-butter bark filled with crisp homemade chocolate-almond cookie pieces.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 175°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven, parchment paper

  2. Step 2

    Whisk the almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, baking soda, and sea salt together.

    Ingredients used: 96.0 gr Almond Flour, 1.0 gr Baking Soda, 20.0 gr Cocoa Powder, 36.0 gr Coconut sugar, 1.5 gr Sea Salt

    Cookware: Large Mixing Bowl, whisk

  3. Step 3

    Whisk the egg and coconut oil in a small bowl. Stir them into the dry mixture, then press the dough on the prepared baking sheet into an even layer about 5 millimeters thick.

    Ingredients used: 28.0 ml Coconut Oil, 1.0 piece Egg

    Cookware: baking sheet, Large Mixing Bowl, rubber spatula, Small Mixing Bowl, whisk

  4. Step 4

    Bake until the cookie layer looks dry and its edges are firm, about 11 minutes.

    Timer: 11 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven

  5. Step 5

    Cool the cookie layer completely, then break it into small, irregular pieces.

    Timer: 20 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet

  6. Step 6

    Line the square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang to lift out the bark.

    Cookware: parchment paper, Square Baking Pan

  7. Step 7

    Place the cacao butter in a dry heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water on low heat. Stir until completely melted, then remove the bowl from the saucepan.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 180.0 gr Cacao butter

    Cookware: Heatproof Bowl, rubber spatula, saucepan

  8. Step 8

    Whisk the coconut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract into the melted cacao butter until smooth and evenly combined.

    Ingredients used: 180.0 gr Coconut butter, 60.0 ml Maple Syrup, 5.0 ml Vanilla Extract

    Cookware: Heatproof Bowl, whisk

  9. Step 9

    Fold about two-thirds of the cookie pieces into the cream mixture. Spread it evenly in the lined pan and scatter the remaining cookie pieces over the surface, pressing them in lightly.

    Cookware: Heatproof Bowl, rubber spatula, Square Baking Pan

  10. Step 10

    Refrigerate until completely firm, then lift the bark from the pan and break it into 12 portions.

    Timer: 60 min (fixed)

    Cookware: Square Baking Pan

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: moderate

Avoid eating the raw dough, clean surfaces and utensils after egg contact, and bake the cookie layer fully. Store the finished bark in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume within 7 days.

Risk factors

  • Handling raw egg in the cookie dough
  • Burn risk from simmering water and melted cacao butter