A few months ago, we had the idea of starting up a cookie business, we're not sure if we're actually going to follow through with it but we still like to experiment when we can with some gluten-free baking!
Sometimes they turn out really good, sometimes they turn out just downright weird! Like these sweet potato cookies, the concept is good, I was so excited about it! It tastes like sweet potato pie (yyyum!), but the texture is exactly what you'd think would be like if you mixed a potato into a cookie. Kind of rubbery and dense...
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| Sweet potato puree, brown rice flour, tapioca flour, almonds, cinnamon, coconut sugar, vanilla, safflower oil. |
These next ones on the other hand turned out great! Chocolate Chip Sunflower Seed Cookies. I just made a small batch, so you will end up with around 1 dozen.
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| Cookie rounds w/ chocolate chip and sunflower seeds |
1/2 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup millet flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup agave nectar
1/4 cup safflower oil
1/4 cup safflower oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp water
Dash of cinnamon (optional)
2 tbsp mini chocolate chips
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
Preheat oven to 350F. Combine dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl combine sugar, agave, oil, vanilla and water. Pour dry into wet. Stir until combined. Mix in cinnamon, chocolate chips and seeds. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet, flatten with hand, and then bake for 13-15 minutes.
They ended up being soft and chewy which is always nice, but now I'm looking for a way to make gluten-free crunchy cookies!! Anyone have any suggestions??
Next up, I just wanted to share with you guys my favourite hummus of all time: Fontaine Sante Eggplant and Olive!! Mmmmmm.
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| Taking the hummus experience to a whole. notha. level. |
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| Half way hummus |
Enjoy with crackers!! Pictured here: Sesame-Brown Rice Crackers (recipe soon)
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i think i would really like the sweet potato cookie! i like that dense sticky texture. reminds me of mochi cakes :). i've been on a sugar cleanse for one month now! its amazing how much better i feel. :)
ReplyDeleteI love sweet potato cookies! (pumpkin cookies are grand, too). You should totally start up a cookie business! I'd definitely buy some!
ReplyDeleteEggplant hummus is like my two favorite dips mixed into one (I love baba ganouj!) -- tasty!
@lauren: :) thanks for the encouragement! we're still thinking maybe down the road of doing it, we just love cookies so much haha XD.
ReplyDelete@Junia: I've had mocha cakes before and love em! these on the other hand were just...let's just say different. ;) sugar cleanses are amazing, you feel the effects almost instantly eh?
ReplyDeleteA cookie business how fun! They book look delish, even if the sweet potato ones were a flop.
ReplyDeleteJust one thing...I think you've forgotten to list the oil in the ingredients as it's mentioned in the directions?
@Emma: oh thanks Emma! totally missed that.
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ReplyDeleteA cookie business sounds great! I was never a baker, and I wish there were some healthy cookies I could buy now and then :)))
ReplyDeleteThis looks really yummy. Cookies have always been my comfort food and I love munching on them while watching a good movie all alone.
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