Saturday, November 5, 2011

Chocolate Coconut Cookies (Tastes almost like Almond Joy!)

5 Tablespoons coconut oil (or butter if you must) ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ cup cream 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon salt 12 tsp. Spoonable Stevia Blend or 1 cup Erythritol (or whatever equivalent you prefer to equal approx 1 cup sugar) 4 eggs ½ cup coconut flour (I used Aloha Nu brand in analysis) ½ cup unsweetened coconut 36 almond or macadamia nut halves DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 F. 1) Melt butter in bowl or 1 quart measuring cup -- you can make the whole recipe in the same container that way. 2) Whisk in cocoa powder until blended. Whisk in cream, salt, vanilla, and sweetener. 3)Taste. This is the point where you want to get the right amount of sweetener for your taste. 4) Whisk the eggs in and beat until they are well-blended. Add coconut flour and blend well, and finish with the dried coconut. Combine well, and let sit for 5 minutes. The coconut will absorb most of the liquid. 5) Prepare cookie sheets, either by greasing well, covering with parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat. 6) Drop batter by rounded teaspoons (batter will be about 1½ inches across). Put half an almond or macadamia nut on the top of each, and push slightly to "anchor." 7) Bake for about 12 minutes, until cookies are set and just beginning to brown on bottom. 8) Let cool on pan for about 10 minutes. Remove. When fully cool, store in airtight container. Makes three dozen cookies.

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