So the date cookies didn't last very long and I had to do something else to satisfy my sweet tooth and my need to have at least some solid food. I was looking around at others blogs (which I do for inspiration, since I'm a relative newcomer to this way of eating - I'm still cheating with forbidden foods on occasion), and I kept reading about the joys of almond flour. Rather than buying some at the local natural foods store (which takes up lots of my time and money already), I ground up some almonds in my coffee grinder and made a variation on the date cookies.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups fresh ground almond flour
3/4 cup finely chopped dates
1 tbsp flax seeds (optional, but recommended)
1 tbsp hemp seeds (optional, but recommended)
1 tbsp chia seeds (optional, but recommended)
2 tbsp honey
a dash of vanilla extract
a dash of almond extract
1/8 cup melted coconut oil
1 scoop greens powder (optional)
3 tbsp cocoa powder (include if you use the greens powder)
Directions
Combine almond flour, dates, and seeds in a mixing bowl. Mix. Pour mixture into a blender/food processor and blend until well blended. Take mixture out of blender and back into the mixing bowl. Add honey, coconut oil, vanilla and almond extracts, greens powder and cocoa powder. Mix mixture until you get a good solid dough. Scoop out on to wax paper and place in the refrigerator for about an hour, or, if you have a dehydrator, dehydrate to taste.
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