Chunky Choc & Pecan Cookies

These chunky choc and pecan cookies are the perfect rainy-day baking recipe. They are a healthier alternative to standard cookies, containing a number of delicious nutrient-dense ingredients including almond meal, spelt flour, honey, nuts and oats!

Enjoy with a morning cuppa, they have just the right level of sweetness to hit the cravings spot.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup organic almond meal

1/4 cup organic spelt flour

1/3 cup coconut (shaved)

1/3 cup pecans, chopped

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (or sugar-free choc-chips)

2 tbsp oats

1 tbsp coconut flour

2 tbsp coconut sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup grass-fed butter, melted

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line baking tray.

2. In a medium-size bowl, combine all dry ingredients - almond meal, spelt flour, oats, shaved coconut, pecans, coconut flour, choc-chips and baking powder.

3. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, and stir in honey, vanilla and butter. Add to dry-ingredient mixture and stir.

4. Once combined, spoon mixture into 12 tablespoon sized balls. Place on baking tray and flatter.

5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.

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Chunky-Choc & Pecan Cookies

Yield: 12

Author: Rebecca van den Elzen (Nutritionist)

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 12 MinTotal time: 22 Min

These chunky choc and pecan cookies are the perfect rainy-day baking recipe. They are a healthier alternative to standard cookies, containing a number of delicious nutrient-dense ingredients including almond meal, spelt flour, honey, nuts and oats!

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup organic almond meal
• 1/4 cup organic spelt flour
• 1/3 cup coconut (shaved)
• 1/3 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (or sugar-free choc-chips)
• 2 tbsp oats
• 1 tbsp coconut flour
• 2 tbsp coconut sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup grass-fed butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line baking tray.
2. In a medium-size bowl, combine all dry ingredients - almond meal, spelt flour, oats, shaved coconut, pecans, coconut flour, choc-chips and baking powder.
3. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, and stir in honey, vanilla and butter. Add to dry-ingredient mixture and stir.
4. Once combined, spoon mixture into 12 tablespoon sized balls. Place on baking tray and flatter.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.

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