Chocolate Superfood Cookies
My kids love to help in the kitchen, and they especially love to make cookies! As much as I loved the basic chocolate chip cookie dough that I grew up making with my Mom and Grandma, I don’t enjoy the ingredients that we used. We don’t eat white flour or sugar anymore. I had to come up with a healthy cookie recipe that did not contain those ingredients. I wanted to make this a cookie that everyone could enjoy! So, I made them egg-free, dairy-free, and grain-free. Plus, I added in a bunch of superfoods to make these healthy chocolate superfood cookies!
Here is a bit about the superfoods contained in this recipe:
Cocoa Powder: high in antioxidants and has been shown to be beneficial in modulating inflammation and oxidative damage
Chia Seeds: a rich source of antioxidants, fiber, and other nutrients. Chia seeds offer the highest known concentration of unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids. They are also a good source of B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and copper
Goji Berries (aka wolfberries): there were so many benefits from goji berries that I had to make a bullet-pointed list
- Goji berries contain 18 amino acids including the 8 essential amino acids
- 21 trace minerals including zinc, calcium, germanium, selenium, and phosphorus
- They are loaded with antioxidants
- 180% of daily recommended Vitamin A intake per 1 ounce serving
- B vitamins B1,B2,& B6
- Vitamin E (which is very rare in fruits)
- More Vitamin C per ounce than an orange
Coconut Oil: Coconut oil is also rich in lauric acid, a fatty acid found in mother’s milk that is anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-viral
Chocolate Superfood Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- ¼ cup goji berries
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 Tbsp coconut cream
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- ½ tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 2. Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, set aside. (It's helpful to get a team to help you stir.)
- 3. Combine wet ingredients in another bowl.
- 4. Mix both bowls of ingredients very well and then add the wet ingredients to the large mixing bowl with the dry ingredients.
- 5. Using a cookie scoop, drop the dough onto a Silpat lined baking sheet and stick them into the oven.
- 6. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until they are crisping up around the edges but still soft in the middle.
- 7. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the baking sheet.
- 8. Store in an airtight container, they should last up to one week.
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Resources:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24100674
- https://www.livestrong.com/article/221017-the-effects-of-chia-supplement-for-humans
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92756
- https://www.purehealingfoods.com/gojiInfo.php
- https://chriskresser.com/5-fats-you-should-be-cooking-with-but-may-not-be
Hi, my name is Kate.
I love food. Real food. We eat all of the things that nursing school taught me were bad for you: butter, eggs, bacon, and raw milk.
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