Saturday, 6 May 2017

COCONUT AND ALMOND COOKIES


Paleo chocolate chip cookies that will help make your hair shine and skin glow! Yup that’s right – HEALTHY COOKIES!   

These little bites of deliciousness are completely free from wheat, gluten, dairy, grains and refined sugar! Crunchy on the outside and chewy in the middle – just like cookies should be. I can’t stop making (and eating) them! I made a batch for my colleagues at work and they went down a treat.

Although they resemble the taste of traditional cookies, they have much greater nutritional value - made with carefully selected ingredients that promotes shiny skin and hair growth. These cookies are packed with Vitamin E, which is a skin friendly nutrient that helps prevent damage and will give you a healthy glow. The combination of fatty acids also helps to strengthen and nourish hair, that will shine all day!

Munching on these will give your energy levels a real boost due to the high magnesium intake and will keep you feeling fuller for longer, which will also help stop those unhealthy food craving!

Give them a go! They’re super easy to make and you can carry them around in your bag as a healthy snack throughout the day!


 Ingredients - 10 - 12 cookies:

1 cup ground almonds / almond flour
1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
1/2 cup almond butter (I use Pip & Nut)  
1/4 cup maple syrup 
1/4 cup cacao nibs  
1/4 cup flaked almonds
1/2 tbsp. GF baking powder
1 egg - beaten
1 tbsp. maca powder - optional
Pinch of salt

Method:


Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.

Mix all the dry ingredients together into a large bowl. 

Add in the almond butter and beaten egg and stir until combined. The mixture should be sticky.

Break off hand size pieces of the mixture, roll into a ball and pat into little cookie size shapes, then place on a lined baking tray.

Oven for approx. 20-30 minutes. Keep checking to make sure they don't burn. You want them to be crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle.

Store in an airtight container.




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