Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Eating clean doesn't mean you have to ditch the grains, but if it tastes good, why not? These grain-free chocolate chip cookies are fabulous and you won't miss the grain at all. The recipe is below.

Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 c natural peanut butter
• 1/4 c coconut oil, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/4 c mashed banana (approximately 1/2 of a small banana)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 TBSP maple syrup
• 1/4 c coconut flour
• 1 1/2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 c dark chocolate (70% cocoa or greater), chopped into chunks

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Combine coconut oil, egg and mashed banana, vanilla and maple sugar in medium bowl.

3. In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients: coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and sea salt.

4. Add small bowl of dry ingredients to wet mixture (step 2) in medium bowl. Whisk to combine.

5. Fold in chocolate chunks.

6. Place drops or roll batter into cookies approximately 1 inch in diameter. Place cookies on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

7. Bake approximately 11-13 minutes. Allow cookies to thoroughly cool to harden, otherwise cookies will be incredibly crumbly.

Makes approximately 12 cookies.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies

Chocolate Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies

adapted from Eat Clean Magazine's Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Almond Butter, stirred well
• 1/4 cup Gluten Free Rolled Oats
• 1/4 cup Sucanat Sugar 
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 3 oz dark chocolate (try Lindt Extra Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa), broken into small pieces

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a medium bowl, combine the first six ingredients until blended. Stir in Chocolate.

3. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls on to parchment lined baking sheets or non-stick baking sheets.

4. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

5. Let cool for approximately five minutes on baking sheets. Remove to a wire rack and let cool for 15 more minutes.

Yields approximately 24 cookies.

He & She Tip: These cookies actually freeze well. Just wrap each individually in plastic wrap and pop in your freezer.

Happy Baking!

Not So Sugar, Sugar Cookies

How do you come up with a name for sugar cookies that don't have any sugar?  It was suggested by our friend, Colleen, that we call them "Colleen's Cookies" but for the sake of Pinterest we will call them "Not So Sugar, Sugar Cookies" {Colleen approved}!

Clean Eat Recipe: Not So Sugar, Sugar Cookies

Recipe adapted from Canadian Family

Ingredients:

• 1 cup oat flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• pinch salt
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup Stevia in the Raw
• Less than 1/4 cup regular Xylitol
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 tsp vanilla (avoid HFCS)

Directions:

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Add in remaining ingredients.

2. Roll dough into a ball. Place dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

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3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

4. Roll out dough (pressing by hand is easiest) on a lightly floured baking sheet and cut into cookies or use a cookie cutter.

5. Make for 8-10 minutes.

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