Sugar Free Date, Almond and Vanilla Protein Cookies
There is nothing better than home made cookies, especially ones that are healthy and have that irrisistable vanilla aroma, and then of course there is the chewy moreishness that makes it so difficult to have just one. Well don't stop at one with these healthy little numbers - 154 calories and 8 grams of protein per serve
Course Snack
Cuisine Australian
Keyword sugar free cookies, Vanilla cookies
Prep Time 5minutes
Cook Time 13minutes
Total Time 18minutes
Servings 24cookies
Calories 154kcal
Author Kim
Ingredients
½cupDates
2cupsAlmond meal
1½cupSpelt flour (or Wholemeal Plain Flour)
¼cupChia seeds
Pinch Salt
1medium Egg
2teaspoonsVanilla extract
¼cupCoconut oil
¼cupGranulated Stevia that measures like sugar
3drops of Vanilla flavoured stevia drops(Note 1)
2 - 3tablespoonsWater(Note 2)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and line 2 large oven trays or cookie sheet trays with baking paper
Finely chop dates.
Place all ingredients into a high speed food processor – yes everything, including the chopped dates.
Blitz for a couple of minutes until cookie dough has formed.
Remove cookie dough and break out into 24 pieces. Roll each one into a ball and place 12 balls on each tray. Gently flatten with hand, or with fork, if you like that look.
Bake in oven at 180 degrees for 13 minutes
Once cooked, remove from oven and let them cool to room temperature before removing them from the cookie tray
Store cookies in an air tight container for upto 4 or 5 days .
Notes
Vanilla Stevia Drops are available from most Health Food Shops. You could use 1 - 2 tablespoons of granulated stevia instead.
First add 2 tablespoons of water and test first. If mix is still to dry or crumbly, add another tablespoon of water a little at a time until the consistency is right to roll the dough into balls.