YUM! I am SO excited to share this recipe with you! It was a bit of a fluke which makes it all the more exciting! These turned out so deliciously chewy I had to be careful we didn't eat them all at once!
So today while the whole of the nation were engrossed in the horrible cruelty filled day that is horse racing (it's Melbourne cup day), I decided to have a date with my kitchen and do something that makes my heart and soul sing, instead of make my heart ache and break in half which is what seeing those poor horses be whipped does to me.
So I turned off all Social Media, TV, Music and I was just at one with the baking. It must have done me well because this recipe worked like a treat (and to be honest... I have never made cookies before so it was a gamble!)
If you have recently seen the front page of my website, you will notice if you scroll right to the bottom that every now and then we have a quote by someone amazing in the land of natural health. Today I changed it to "Every time you Eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it". Since being diagnosed with Hashimotos Auto Immune thyroid disease, this is the mantra I live by. Everything that I put in my mouth - and my families mouth, I want to benefit us. This is why these cookies are filled with good fats, anti inflammatory ingredients, pre biotics and Turmeric.
Having an Auto immune disease puts me at higher risk for inflammation within my body, and also means that my children have a pre disposition to developing the same disease, if not others. Therefore I take the Food As Medicine principle very serious in our house. That was the driving force behind adding Turmeric into the cookies. I didn't want to add pepper which you should normally do when consuming Turmeric ( It increases the Bio Availability of the Curcurmin ) as the cookies really aren't very sweet anyway. So I added the Cinnamon to aid in absorption of the anti inflammatory benefits of the curcurmin.
When you are buying Turmeric, It will really see you well to buy a good quality product. You want to aim for 4-5 % Curcurmin. Curcurmin is the yellow pigment in Turmeric which is where all the health benefits lie. You can usually get a good grade Turmeric from your local health food store. You can use supermarket turmeric... but ... with all the processing that foods go through, I wouldn't trust it and the curcurmin value is quite low. You can tell this by the light colour that it is. 4-5 % Curcurmin is a really really deep gold colour. Just beautiful.
I often cook with Turmeric. So much that I barely have a white shirt that doesn't have yellow stains. But as you know, the minute you apply heat to anything, it loses nutrient value. This is why I try to add it into so much that we consume... although weirdly enough.. this is the only recipe it is in so far in my blogged recipes! I'll have to blog the recipe for my Veggie turmeric curry. It really is a winner!
Anyway, it's cookies for now! I look forward to sitting tonight once the tribe are in bed, and enjoying a warm Golden Milk Latte with a couple of cookies. I have a mad fascination with Channel 33 ( The Food Channel ) and my SB ( Secret Behaviour ) when no one is home or awake is sitting with good food, a great drink and watching the food channel. It is pure decadence. Mind you... I spend most of my time criticising the chefs for cooking unhealthy foods, and one woman in particular who thinks she's super healthy but the recipes are really just junk food. So that's me in spare time. I criticise people and eat food.... hahahahahahah. Seriously though if you're a foodie like me you probably would be doing the exact same thing.
SO enjoy! As per usual... let me know what you think if you give the recipe a go. And don't forget to share with your friends and family! This is a great alternative for little tikes birthday parties instead of all the processed sugar filled crap on the shelves! Happy Baking!
Recipe
Serves - 8 -
Time 45 Minutes
What you need:
Baking Sheet and Baking Paper
Hand or Stand Mixer
1 1/4 cup almond flour
1 Tablespoon coconut flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 Cup coconut sugar ( I did between 1/3 Cup and 1/4 Cup )
6 tablespoons Coconut Oil ( Room Temperature )
1 teaspoon mollasses
1 large egg
4 Lines 85% Dark Loving Earth Vegan chocolate
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric.
What to do:
Preheat your oven to 180 Degrees Celsius and line a Baking sheet with Baking Paper.
In a stand mixer ( or hand mixer ) mix the Coconut Oil and Coconut Sugar until well combined. Once combined, add the egg and molasses and whip again until well combined.
In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Almond Flour, Coconut Flour, Salt, Baking Powder, Turmeric, and Cinnamon. With a wooden spoon mix until combined.
With your Vegan chocolate, chop to chunk size pieces.
Incorporate your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients with the mixer on low speed. Once all of the dry ingredients are in the bowl, turn to a medium speed and mix well until combined.
Once combined, remove the bowl from the stand mixer and stir in chocolate chips
Scoop a teaspoon size of dough and roll between your hands, then push down with your thumb in the middle and place on the baking tray about an inch apart.
In 180 degree oven bake for 10 minutes or until the bottoms are golden.
Remove from oven and let cool for five minutes on the baking sheet, and then transfer to cooling rack.
Let sit until firm. They will be chewy and delicious in no time!
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This is my little Cookie tester and Model. Pretty Cute huh :)
