Here on our At Home with GCH blog, Monday’s are always focused on healthy but oh-so-yummy! recipes. Today we have another cookie recipe! This recipe makes a delicious and not-so-sweet cookie which still fits into this category! Included in the recipe are healthy ingredients like sunflower and chia seeds, coconut oil instead of butter or shortening, and non-refined sweeteners. Also to note, these are flourless and grainless (as I know that is important to some of you).
I am thinking this would make for a great ice cream sandwich with chocolate or caramel homemade ice cream!
Chewy Chocolately Gingery Cookies
(makes approximately 3 dozen medium-sized cookies)
ingredients:
1+1/2 cups sunflower seeds
1 cube crystallized ginger
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
1 tablespoon chia seeds
3/4 cup coconut sugar (or sugar of your choice)
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg PLUS 1 egg yolk
directions:
- preheat oven to 350; line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; fit a food processor with a mixing blade
- place sunflower seeds, crystallized ginger, coconut oil, honey, and chia seeds into the bowl of the food processor
- process for 2 minutes, stopping a few times as needed to scrape down the sides of the bowl ‘til all is finely ground (the mixture will look like nut butter)
- add the coconut sugar, cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; process ‘til thoroughly combined
- keeping the food processor running, add the egg and egg yolk; and process just ‘til dough forms
- using a small cookie scoop, drop dollops of dough onto the lined baking sheets about 2″apart (if doing by hand*, a small cookie scoop holds approximately 2 teaspoons of dough)
- bake for approximately 9-10 minutes ‘til the cookies are almost firm to the touch; do not overbake
- remove from baking sheet and cool completely on a rack
- best stored in an airtight container; enjoy!
* this is a sticky dough, as are most gluten free doughs. if rolling by hand, you might need to occasionally rinse your hands with cold water.
*** I dusted mine with a little bit of powdered sugar. To make these an extra-special treat, melt ½ cup of chocolate chips in the microwave; dip a portion of your Chewy Chocolatey Gingery Cookie into the melted chocolate while it is still hot. Let cool on a rack for the chocolate to harden.
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♥ coleen
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These look delicious Coleen! Will have to try them!
thank you, faithful reader! they are not too sweet…robert did try them last night as an ice cream sammy w/ coffee ice cream. he looked happy 😉