These cookies taste every bit as sweet and indulgent as a cookie should, but they’re surprisingly nutritious. Walnuts contribute healthy omega-3 fatty acids, while coconut lends its anti-inflammatory properties and cacao nibs give the cookies a little antioxidant boost. Whether for benefits or for the taste, I enjoy these cookies both as midday snacks and as dessert. From Choosing Raw: Making Raw Foods Part of the Way You Eat by Gena Hamshaw. Reprinted with permission from Da Capo Lifelong, © 2014. Photos by Hannah Kaminsky.
Coconutty for Chocolate Chip Cookies
Author: Gena Hamshaw
Recipe type: Raw sweets
Cuisine: Raw / vegan / healthy
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 16 to 18
These cookies taste every bit as sweet and indulgent as a cookie should, but they're surprisingly nutritious.
Ingredients
- 2 cups walnuts
- 1 1⁄4 cups tightly packed, pitted Medjool dates
- 1 1⁄2 cups unsweetened dried coconut
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup or agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄3 cup cacao nibs
Instructions
- Place the walnuts, dates, coconut, and coconut oil in a food processor fitted with the “S” blade. Process for just under a minute, or until the mixture is starting to stick together.
- Add the agave nectar and cinnamon. Process quickly (about 10 seconds) to combine. Pulse in the cacao nibs. Roll into 1-inch balls and press down into flat, round cookies.
- Store in the fridge until ready to use. Stored in an airtight container in the fridge, the cookies will keep for at least 2 weeks.
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2 Comments
Thalia @ butter and brioche
July 26, 2014 at 10:10 pmyum.. these cookies look totally delicious, love how guilt free they are as well. perfect for when my afternoon sugar cravings hit!
Laura Daniel
May 14, 2015 at 2:00 amLooks good, but I’d omit the extra sweetener. Dates are sweet enough on their own, Maple is too glycemic, and agave is too processed. Going to try soon!