Nine times out of ten, I’m that person that doesn’t believe the words “healthy” and “cookie” should even belong in the same sentence.
…but this is that tenth time.
yields 12-14 cookies
dry ingredients:
- 3/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
wet ingredients:
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil (canola oil would work too)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)
mix-ins:
- 3 tablespoons dark chocolate chips
- other options: nuts or dried fruit
directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Combine wet ingredients **except for the milk** in a separate bowl.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and combine.
- Add milk and combine 1/4 cup at a time, then add chocolate chips.
- Form cookies (about 1-2 tablespoons of dough) and place on greased baking sheet.
- Bake for about 23 minutes until edges begin to turn golden brown.
- Immediately transfer to cooling rack, and allow cookies to cool for at least 5 minutes.
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I don’t bake healthy treats nearly as much as I used to, but this recipe reminded me that healthy and delicious cookies do actually exist. These are particularly cookie dough-like in consistency and, well…who doesn’t love cookie dough?
What are your thoughts on “healthy” cookies/desserts? Have a favorite recipe to share?
I love to health-ify recipes, but sometimes you need the classic, full calorie version!
I usually like my desserts full of butter and sugar, but these look great!
Mmm these look delicious and I bet they are so moist because of the coconut flour! They look like the perfect cookie for a craving when you want to eat healthy but need sweets!
Wow- I pinned your original post of this cookie recipe a while ago and just baked them today, and then when I clicked to your homepage to see what was new, there they were again! haha.. what a coincidence
I must say I looove these cookies, especially because I don’t have to feel bad about eating them. I’m always trying out healthier cookie recipes and post my very favorites on my blog, like this super fudgey chocolate-cherry cookie, made with black beans! http://blissfulbitesbymicha.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/chili-chocolate-bean-cookies/
Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Gracie = the best =)
These look fantastic! I recently bought some coconut oil so will give these a shot. I’m trying to cut down my sugar a lot, so haven’t been baking at all recently. Thumbs up to healthy baking - with no sugar other than the banana, these look great!
These look fabulously delic and it makes me extremely happy that they’re GF!
Coconut flavoured cookies.
Oh God.
Coconut AND banana flavoured CHOCOLATE chip cookies!
I really need to try this one, I am in search for a perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe, and these just look pretty spot on in terms of what I expect from my cookie, a lot btw!
may i know is it alright if i substitute the coconut flour with almond flour?
Hi Siew! Unfortunately I really don’t know how this would work with almond flour :/ I’ve never tried it and I don’t know how interchangeable the two flours are. If you try it please let me know how it turns out!