Chewy Chunky Blondes
These Chunky Blonde Cookies are by far the closest I’ve come to replicating Mom’s chocolate chip cookie recipe…without incorporating any lethal ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour (or make your own by pulsing almonds in a food processor until fine)
- 3 TBSP coconut flour, sifted
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda, sifted
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 TBSP ground chia seed + 3 Tbsp filter water [alternatively, use 1/4 cup unsweetened organic applesauce or bio-dynamically grown banana]
- 1/2 cup sesame seed butter, aka tahini (any nut / seed butter will do)
- 1/2 cup raw honey (up to 2/3 cup, depending on sweet tooth)
- 2 TBSP coconut oil, melted
- 1 TBSP vanilla extract (or 1/2 tsp vanilla bean powder)
- ~3 TBSP non-dairy milk (or filtered water)
- ~1/3 batch of Chocolate Sauce frozen & cut into chunks
Meg's Method
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (ensure the oven rack is in the middle).
2. In a large bowl, add 1 TBSP ground chia + 3 TBSP water; mix well & set aside to gel.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together nut flours, dry spices, baking soda and salt.
4. Back in the large bowl, add tahini, honey, coconut oil (and vanilla, if using extract); whisk together until well combined. If necessary, add water/plant-based milk, 1 TBSP at a time, and whisk again (batter should be smooth/slightly runny).
5. In the medium bowl with the dry ingredients, stir in frozen homemade Chocolate Chunks (or store-bought Fair Trade, organic, dairy-free dark chocolate chips)
6. Using a silicone spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a ball of dough forms (careful not to over-mix, or else your homemade chunks will melt into streaks).
7. Spoon Chunky Blonde Cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15 - 25 mins. Keep an eye on them!
8. Once your cookies are out of the oven, leave them on the baking sheet to rest for 5 mins then transfer from the baking sheet to a cooling rack (leave them on the parchment paper). Enjoy.
Stores best in the fridge or freezer.
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Author
Megan Elizabeth
H.BSc, R.H.N.
Before Megan pursued a career in Natural Nutrition & Functional Fitness, she studied molecular biology, biochemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Guelph. She had the privilege to work for major pharmaceutical & biotech companies on projects involving calibration, DNA preparation, and creating standard operating procedures. Now, she trusts cows over chemists & uses her kitchen as her laboratory where she teaches families how to get back to the basics of eating well & feeling great.
"Why count calories when you can make calories count."
Meg’s Sweet Treats Recipe Guide is loaded with nutritious & delicious desserts that are easy to make & fun to eat.
