Chewy Paleo (ish) coconut cookies
The ish: a dessert in disguise. Don’t be fooled by the natural ingredients in this recipe and make it ok to eat the whole batch to satisfy your sweet cravings. I add these types of recipes to the site to either help transition your kids to eating a paleo diet or to help you make better cheat choices. These to me would be considered a cheat, a healthier choice than eating a whole bag of oreo cookies but would still have an affect on your blood sugar levels. Convincing yourself that “paleo” cookies are good for you and should be part of your daily diet will never help you with your sugar cravings. If you find yourself looking for something sweet after your meal even though a few minute prior you swear you couldn’t of eaten another bite of your meal because you were so full. It’s probably from a habit that was formed years and years ago. Try changing that pattern and replacing that habit with another like a cup of tea or lemon water also having an adequate amount of healthy fats during your meal – fat’s satiety signal to your brain may help you stay away from those dessert dragons.
Ingredients
4 eggs (room temp
2 tablespoons of coconut flour
2 tablespoon of raw honey
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 tablespoon of coconut oil (melted, a tad warmer than room temp)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350
cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a bowl mix eggs, vanilla, coconut oil and honey. In a separate bowl mix cinnamon, baking soda and coconut flour. Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture. Use a tablespoon to spoon cookies on the cookie sheet then use a fork to “smoosh” the cookies down a little. Bake for 8-10 mins. Enjoy
I made these yesterday – I had to double the coconut flour quantity, and they still tasted quite eggy. I used ginger instead of cinnamon, and added raw cacao nibs. Did yours taste eggy too? Thanks!!!
I made this for my NO BREAD family the other night, they were…. good. As the directions read the batter was too liquidy so I too had to double maybe even triple the coconut flour. I will make these again because they are quick and simple.
- Next time I will add coco nibs, pumpkin, or some type of nut butter in or on top of these bab boys. http://www.crossfitcraic.com
Should this be 2 cups of coconut flour? 2 TB doesn’t seem to be enough to make a substantial amount of batter.
Coconut flour absorbs all the moisture, try 2 tablespoons and if there’s not enough add a little more (little amount at a time).