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Healthy Christmas Cookies!

  • December 6, 2015
  • By Carly Neave

Healthy Christmas Cookies

It would be a rather large understatement to say I wasn’t hugely excited about going home for Christmas! I might be swapping weather perfection for layers of jumpers, hats and scarves but there’s something I simply love about being wrapped up all toasty inside when it’s chilly outside; not to mention a visit to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, mulled wine, mince pies and some good quality family time. I make no promises that my Christmas will be a treat-free zone (if you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll know that I truly believe being healthy isn’t about complete restriction), but there are certain things you can do to balance out the choc-filled advent calendars and unusual amounts of chocolate and wine! Exercise is number one but making some delicious guilt-free Christmas treats is number two!

Healthy Christmas Cookies
Healthy Christmas Cookies

To celebrate national cookie day (yes it actually exists!) and my Christmas food excitement, I’ve baked the most delicious healthy Christmas cookies. Filled with raisins, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg, they are everything you would want for a festive movie day under the blankets. These healthy Christmas cookies have a wonderful crunch on the outside and are too-good-to-be-true chewy on the inside. A glass of organic milk is the perfect pair for any Christmassy treat for me, so do it Oreo style and get dunking!

I hope you enjoy them and even though there’ll be plenty more of these to come”¦Merry Christmas!! If you have any healthy Christmas treats you’ve been dreaming about let me know as I’ll be baking crazy over the next few weeks and very happy to give your own festive treat dreams a go! Make sure to tag me in your cookie creations @LeanLivingGirl x

Healthy Christmas Cookies

Healthy Christmas Cookies

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Healthy Christmas Cookies!
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Recipe type: Cookies
Serves: 14 Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
  • 2 Cups Almond Flour
  • 1 cup raisons
  • 4 medjool dates
  • ¼ cup whole pecans
  • ⅛ cup pumpkin seeds
  • ⅛ cup Chia seeds
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp grated nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ginger powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 3 level tbs apple sauce
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 3 tbs coconut oil
To Dip
  • 50g 85% dark chocolate
  • Unsweetened desiccated coconut to sprinkle
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 210℃
  2. Place the pecans into a blender and pulse into small pieces. Remove and repeat with the dates until completely chopped up.
  3. Place all the ingredients into a mixing bowl except the honey, apple sauce and coconut oil.
  4. Mix on a low speed until everything is combined.
  5. Then add the apple sauce and honey and continue to mix until the liquids are absorbed. Add the coconut oil bit by bit until a sticky dough forms. (You may not need all 3 tbs).
  6. Roll the dough into small balls and flatten out slightly with your hands.
  7. Press down on the dough with the star cutter (aiming for 1cm thickness) and leave on a lined baking tray.
  8. *Tip!* If you place the cutter in a bowl of very cold water before you shape the dough each time, it helps to make the stars neat and avoid the dough sticking to the cutter.
  9. Bake the cookies in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  10. Leave to cool for 15 minutes on a cooling rack. This is important otherwise the outside won't be crunchy.
  11. Whilst the cookies are cooling, melt the dark chocolate over a bowl of boiling water and then dip the stars into the chocolate up to half way.
  12. Sprinkle over the coconut and place in the fridge for 30 minutes for the chocolate to harden.
  13. Enjoy!

 

 

 

By Carly Neave, December 6, 2015 Hello and welcome! I'm Carly, originally from London but currently enjoying a little adventure in Dubai. A travel and wellness blogger exploring the world one step at a time. Think fabulous food at undiscovered gems, unique destinations, skin care obsessions and so much more. This is my life, I hope you enjoy the ride!
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  • CD
    December 12, 2016

    Alternate flour for nut allergy?

    • Lean Living Girl
      December 12, 2016

      Hi,

      Give sunflower seed flour a go if you’re okay with them? You just blend them up in a food processor until fine like flour. I haven’t tried them yet but I’ve heard it works so let me know!

      Carly x

  • Niamh
    December 23, 2015

    Oops meant guilt free xx thanks

  • Niamh
    December 23, 2015

    Hey just made these gorgeous cookies and taste delicious and even better they are whilst free! Will definitely be trying more of your recipes in the future xx

    • Lean Living Girl
      December 28, 2015

      Hi Niamh,

      So glad to hear to you liked them! :) Sorry my reply is a little late, been carried away with all Christmassy things – eating being one of them! Hope you had a good Christmas and thanks for your support!

      Carly xx

  • Kindah shair
    December 22, 2015

    Hello I just made these they are lovely except one thing- I couldn’t roll them properly into balls let alone make into neat cookies because the dough was so sticky. Is there a way to make the dough consistency easier to roll into cookies? Mine looked quite rustic :)

    • Lean Living Girl
      December 28, 2015

      Hi Kindah,

      Rustic is always a good look! ;)

      Try adding another few tablespoons of almond flour, bit by bit, until you get to a consistency that means you can roll the balls. A nice trick is to make sure your hands are cold and that the mixture isn’t warm i.e sitting next to the oven whilst you’re rolling them. It makes it harder to handle the dough if things get hot. With the cutter, dip it into a bowl of very cold water before cutting each cookie to get a lovely clean finish and edge on each star. Hope that helps and glad you liked the taste!

      Carly xx

  • Dajana
    December 7, 2015

    I have made them yesterday and they turned out delicious!

    I took them to work and everyone is loving!

    Thanks
    dajana

  • joy
    December 6, 2015

    Thank you for the recipe ! What kind of almond flour do you use (ground almond or real almond flour)?

Carly Neave

Hello and welcome! I'm Carly, originally from London but currently enjoying a little adventure in Dubai. A travel and wellness blogger exploring the world one step at a time. Think fabulous food at undiscovered gems, unique destinations, skin care obsessions and so much more. This is my life, I hope you enjoy the ride!

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