Cookies!!!!!

I know, I know what your thinking! This girl is starting this healthy lifestyle food blog and her third entry is about cookies... but this is what I made today because of some birthday celebrations coming up over the weekend. Birthday celebrations deserve cookies right!?! : ) These aren't just ordinary cookies they are made gluten, soy, and dairy free, and naturally sweetened.

When I bake I use either almond flour or coconut flour. Today I used blanched almond flour and for my sweetener I used organic 100% dark amber maple syrup. I used semi-sweet chocolate chips which is normal but the brand is special. It should be "Enjoy Life" brand because it is gluten, soy, and dairy free. I bought mine at a local health food store called "Rainbow Acres" but you can also get them at "Whole Paycheck", aka "Whole Foods".


Soooo are you ready for the recipes!!! I think I am way to excited about this ; )
I made Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Spice Cookies....


CHOCOLATE CHIP
Ingredients:

• 3 cups Blanched Almond Flour
• 1/2 cup Virgin Coconut Oil, unrefined
• 1/2 cup Pure Maple Syrup
• 2 Omega 3 Eggs
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract (Gluten Free brand)
• 1 1/2 cups Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Process:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a medium sized mixing bowl combine dry ingredients.
3. In a small mixing bowl beat eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer.
4. Pour wet ingredients into dry and beat with hand mixer until combined.
5. Melt coconut oil, pour into batter, and continue to blend until combined.
6. Stir in chocolate chips.
7. On a parchment lined baking sheet, drop balls of cookie dough, about a tablespoon in size.
8. Bake for 15 minutes. (I baked mine between 10-13 minutes because 15 seemed to long in my oven, so just keep an eye on them close to the end of the 15 minutes.)

PUMPKIN SPICE

Ingredients:

• 2 cups blanched almond flour
• 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup yacon syrup, or maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt, kosher or sea salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice blend (I didn't have this so I used these instead...)

                    1 tsp Cinnamon

                    1/2 tsp Nutmeg

                    1/2 tsp Ginger

                    1/2 tsp Allspice

• Unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)

Process:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Blend all ingredients in a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer.
3. On a parchment lined baking sheet, drop spoonful of batter (about 1-2 tablespoons in size)
4. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
5. Let cool and serve.

~For some reason when I baked these they where burning very quickly. I only baked mine for 12-15 minutes which is significantly shorter, but they turned out great!

ENJOY : )

Happy Birthday Angie and Emma!!!! Te Amo Mucho!!!


(inspired by primal palate)