Thursday, November 20, 2014

coconut flour thumb print cookies "paleo"

If you want a healthy cookie for a snack or for your kids this cookie recipe is one of our favorites.

Its simple to make and no guilt. I am a workout guru and I love to eat but honestly who wants to ruin all the hard work you spent losing weight with loaded sugar, wheat and other processed junk.

Coconut flour I  believe is an acquired taste. The more you use it the more you will become familiar and enjoy its earthy taste and texture. I use to hate it, anything I made came out dry and chalky ha ha. But I feel I have mastered these cookies and others.

 With the holidays around the corner you want to surround yourself with all the sweets that you are used to and these cookies are a crowd pleaser and kid approved!!

Ingredients:

1/4 c water
1/4 c butter
1/4 c honey
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
1/2 c tapioca flour
1/2 c coconut flour
1 banana mashed
Fruit spread (not jelly with sugar, just fruit)

:For vegan cookies replace honey with coconut sugar or agave, and use coconut oil for butter.

Directions:

In a saucepan bring water, butter, honey, vanilla and salt to a boil. Boil for around 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add in tapioca flour, coconut flour and mashed banana. stir until the mixture become thickened and cookie dough like. If it is still wet add a small amount of coconut flour until desired texture. Then have your baking sheet prepared with a silicone mate or parchment paper. Form a small or large ball of cookie dough in your hand and place onto cookie sheet make a thumb print in the middle. Repeat. after all your dough is gone add the fruit spread in the thumb print. I use a no sugar just fruit spread. Back at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Eat up!

Here it is as it cooks with the wet ingredients
 When you pull it off the burner add the dry ingredients and banana
 Mix until it looks like this
 Form your dough
 See how cute
 Finished product!
Now go eat...

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