New year, new cookie recipe!
These were super tasty, relatively low carb and perfect for my lil’ ice cream sandwiches. You’ll see a D where I modified. Always tweak to your liking!
1/2 cup peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, sun butter, or other nut butter of choice (Note: Sun butter is sunflower seed butter, sometimes blended with pumpkin seed butter. It may alter the colour slightly). D: I had almond / cashew on hand.
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 cup coconut sugar or light brown sugar. D: I used 1/4 cup because I didn’t want too sweet of a flavour.
2 large eggs*. You can make a vegan egg by mixing one tbsp of ground flax seeds with 3 tbsp of water. Let stand 15-20 min.
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract. I actually didn’t have vanilla so I sadly just skipped this step.
1/2 teaspoon baking soda. D: Ok here is the cute thing. I didn’t have any of this either! I researched and learned I can replace bkg soda with 3 x the amount of bkg powder. Who knew? There is always a way. Never let a shortage of ingredients stop you from making your treat!
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. I used an apple pie seasoning because I wanted some clove and nutmeg in there too.
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt. D: I did one crack of the grinder because my homemade nut butter already had a wee bit of salt.
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips. D: I always use a dark choc bar cut into chunks. Don’t ask me why. I just prefer it, maybe because I like to control my chocolate pieces...(read I like more!)
D: love. Always love.
This was inspired by a recipe I saw online and I just tweaked it to my liking and my available ingredients. Next time will likely be different depending on what I have on hand. The worst that can happen is they aren’t a contest winner but I’d argue whatever you make will probably be darn good.
Combine the first three ingredients until smooth. Add egg and vanilla, again until smooth. Add dry ingredients. Mix gently only until combined. Fold in chocolate. Use a Cooke scoop, spoon or whichever tool you so choose to place approx 16 drops on a silicone mat. I prefer these because they are soooo clean and tidy and more sustainable than parchment paper. Bake for approx 8-10 min. I needed 10 min in my oven but just check on them. Cool on a rack. If you want to take them to another level...add some “nice cream” to the middle and make a sandwich. Oh yeah. Make banana nice cream simply by taking a frozen banana and a sprinkle of cinnamon and blending it with 1-2 tbsp water or nut milk until it is smooth and creamy. You can either freeze again for a few minutes or use as is. Make this with your favourite frozen fruit of choice.