Tis the season for allllll the baked goods and I am SO excited about it!
That might sound counter-intuitive to you -- a Nutritionist who's excited about baked goods? Isn't that the antithesis of a nutritionist?
Nope.
Not this one, anyway!
I LOVE to bake! And I REALLY love to bake when it's cold outside. I'm sure I'm not alone in that!
And honestly - what I've found about myself is I get really excited about baking "all the things" but rarely do I eat much of any of it. Funny, right? You'd think I'd be big as a house after all the baking I do during the fall and winter/holidays! But, no. It's like I get it out of my system in the process of baking. And, truth be told, because I might eat some of the batter in the process! You gotta taste it, right? I'd hate to poison anyone!! 😉
The other thing I love about baking is trying to get a recipe just right with as little sugar as possible and experimenting with grain-free flours. We just feel SO much better when we're not eating much sugar! We really try to keep our intake at less than 20g per day (Mo, probably closer to 30-40g depending upon his training intensity that day)! We can really feel the difference when we get above that!
And you know what I've learned? It is absolutely not worth the way I feel when I eat things made with refined/processed sugar and vegetable oils. I'm fine with All Purpose Flour on occasion and having some maple syrup or honey or coconut sugar... But when I go to holiday parties and see all of the baked goods, etc. - honestly, and I'm TRULY not bragging here - it's rarely a temptation, simply because I KNOW how crappy I will feel after.
And THAT is what I wish for my nutrition clients - to get to that place that it's not about not eating something out of restriction but rather out of self-care!
So ALL of that being said - let's talk about these cookies! They are ABSOLUTELY delicious and only use 1/3 cup of coconut sugar in the WHOLE batch! AND majority of the ingredients is almond butter, which I love because it's a healthy fat that is going to help keep blood sugar level when you eat these!
I love making these to have around the house during the holidays for a cleaner substitute to all the baked goods that seem to be more prevalent this time of year. I also like to make these to take to holiday parties or to have around for my Thanksgiving or Christmas with our family, so that I know there is something there that I can feel really good about having!
Hope you love these as much as we do!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (see 4th step first…)
In small bowl mix together the oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
In a large bowl beat the almond butter, coconut sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth – 2 minutes.
Mix in dry ingredients with a wooden spoon, then fold in chocolate chips.
For best results, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to 1 hour. And then move on to the next step. If you don’t have time, no worries, they will still turn out GREAT – but will be a bit more sticky to work with.
Roll cookies into approx. 2-inch dough balls (I like to use a small ice cream scoop) and place onto cookie sheet approx. 2 inches apart, then barely flatten the top of the cookie (I’ve found it’s best to use 2-3 fingers for this and dip my fingers in a little warm water so that the dough doesn’t stick to my fingers as much.)
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes – until the edges barely begin to turn a golden brown. The cookies may look a little underdone, but they will continue to cook once you remove them from the oven. Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 7 days, in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (see 4th step first…)
In small bowl mix together the oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
In a large bowl beat the almond butter, coconut sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth – 2 minutes.
Mix in dry ingredients with a wooden spoon, then fold in chocolate chips.
For best results, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to 1 hour. And then move on to the next step. If you don’t have time, no worries, they will still turn out GREAT – but will be a bit more sticky to work with.
Roll cookies into approx. 2-inch dough balls (I like to use a small ice cream scoop) and place onto cookie sheet approx. 2 inches apart, then barely flatten the top of the cookie (I’ve found it’s best to use 2-3 fingers for this and dip my fingers in a little warm water so that the dough doesn’t stick to my fingers as much.)
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes – until the edges barely begin to turn a golden brown. The cookies may look a little underdone, but they will continue to cook once you remove them from the oven. Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 7 days, in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
