Saturday, August 6, 2011

Cookies with Almond and Coconut Flour

The more I read about nuts the more leary I am about using almond flour on a daily basis. I did not like these cookies made with only coconut flour so I tried a combination and it came out really good. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and with only about half of the almond flour I would normally use.

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond and Coconut Flour

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. almond flour
6 T. coconut flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. coconut oil, melted
1/2 c. honey
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. assorted nuts, chocolate chips, raisins, coconut, or dried cranberries

I used 3/4 c. chocolate chips, 1/2 c walnuts, and 1/4 c. cranberries

Method:Link
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all dry ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together.
3. Using a hand mixer combine honey and oil. Add vanilla, then the dry ingredients. Mix again.
4. Add 1 1/2 c. assorted nuts etc. and mix in by hand.
5. Using about 1 Tablespoon of dough, form balls and place on a lined cookie sheet. You can use parchment paper or a Silpat liner.
6. Bake for 8 minutes or until edges are golden. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet.


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6 comments:

  1. I'm wondering if there are suppose to be eggs in the recipe? These look great! Can't wait to try them.

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  2. No eggs. You could try them but I think they would make a more cake like cookie, I like them chewy.

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  3. May I ask what, in particular, makes you leery of using nuts on a daily basis? I've read different things, mostly about high oxalates, but I'm curious.

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  4. Hi Meg,
    At the time I wrote this I had heard a lot about people who are prone to food allergies eating too many nuts and developing nut allergies, this was mostly accredited to lectins. I have not followed up on this research and I am sure a google search would yield tons of reading material. I do know you can greatly reduce the lectins by soaking and then drying the nuts. Good luck, and thanks for the comment. Karen

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  5. Dough came out very oily... Is it supposed to be like that? Also, the cookies don't spread out when cooking. I had to go back and flatten them into a cookie shape. Overall, not a very good recipe :\

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  6. I am sorry this recipe didn't turn out for you. I didn't have any problems with it. Did you use a liner on your cookie sheet? Perhaps that is why they did not spread out. Good luck to you, Karen

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