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Chocolate Chip, Cranberry, Walnut Cookies (Grain Free)

Chocolate Chip, Cranberry Walnut Grain Free Cookies

I am super pumped about this cookie, because it is the real deal, and it uses Banana Flour!

It does not taste like bananas. It tastes like a legit white flour cookie, but it is a grain free, Paleo, maple sugar sweetened, gluten and dairy free cookie! It even spreads in the oven without having to press it with your palm! If you are not a recipe developer, this might not be significant to you, but trust me, it’s awesome!!!

We have had a lot of batches of this cookie version around, as I’ve been testing it repeatedly and tweaking the ingredients. This is the one!

Gluten and Grain Free Banana Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Almond flour, coconut flour and other grain free flours are great for baking as well. But if you know me well enough, you know that my passion is writing recipes for food intolerances and those who want to eat healthier. Banana Flour isn’t something I have worked with before until now.

Grain Free Banana Flour Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

This cookie has dark chocolate chips, dried fruit sweetened cranberries and brain benefiting walnuts in it. For a nut free cookie, just omit the walnuts and increase the chocolate chips and cranberries equally. There is olive oil in the recipe as well….a very Italian and healthy baking ingredient! It is good in cookies! I did a 50/50 split between it and organic shortening. Shortening gives it the mouth feel you crave and helps with spreading and browning evenly.

Chocolate Chip, Cranberry, Walnut Cookies Healthier Bakiing

This is the banana flour I have been using to test and make these cookies. It is GMO Free Gluten Free, Vegan, Paleo and contains only 100% bananas.

Chocolate Chip, Cranberry, Walnut Cookies Healthier Bakiing

Chocolate Chip, Cranberry, Walnut Cookies (Grain Free)

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Ingredients:

1 Egg

3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

3 Tablespoons of Organic Shortening (I use Spectrum)

6 Tablespoons of Pure Maple Sugar

1/2 Cup of Banana Flour

1/2 Teaspoon of Pure Vanilla Extract

1/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon of Cinnamon

1/8 Teaspoon of Nutmeg

1/8 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

1/3 Cup of Dark Chocolate Chips (I use Enjoy Life)

1/3 Cup of Dried Fruit Sweetened Cranberries

1/3 Cup of Walnuts (chopped)

Directions:

In a medium mixing bowl, with an electric hand mixer, beat together the olive oil, shortening and maple sugar until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat for one minute. Sift together the banana flour, sea salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir it with a spatula into the wet mix until it is starting to incorporate. Then, beat it with an electric hand held mixer until incorporated and creamy. If you don’t stir it in with a spatula first, the banana flour is very light and will fly everywhere.

Fold in the chocolate chips, cranberries and walnuts with a spatula.

Banana Flour Cookie Dough

Scoop the dough into tablespoon mounds on two parchment lined cookie sheets. You should have 14 cookies.

Oven Ready Banana Flour Cookies

Bake in your preheated oven for 11 minutes, rotating the sheets half way through the baking (top to bottom and turning side to side). Cool for five minutes on the sheet, then remove to a wire rack to completely cool.

Enjoy!!!

Chocolate Chip, Cranberry, Walnut Grain Free Cookies, Dairy Free, Paleo, Gluten Free

Chocolate Peppermint Reindeer Cookies

I’ve been holding onto this cookie for way too long. I can’t wait anymore to share it with you. I just made another batch today, and was asking myself, why haven’t you blogged this yet?

reindeer cookies

The beauty of this cookie is not only how scrumptious it tastes, but it is versatile! You can make cut out cookies or thumbprints and put the frosting in the middle. The thumb print will take less time, but is equally as delicious!

Chocolate Peppermint Reindeer Cookies

Preheat your oven to 350º degrees.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup of Coconut Flour

1/4 Cup of Avocado Oil or Coconut Oil

3 Tablespoons of Coconut Butter

3 Tablespoons of Maple Syrup

2 Tablespoons of Cacao Powder

1 Tablespoon of Grass Fed Gelatin

1 Teaspoon of Pure Vanilla Extract

1/4 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

1/4 Teaspoon of Cream of Tartar

1/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/8 Teaspoon of Peppermint Extract

Directions:

Place two cookie sheets, lined with parchment out, and set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, add the Avocado Oil, Maple Syrup, Softened Coconut Butter, Vanilla Extract, and Peppermint Extract. Blend until combined. Then, sprinkle the Gelatin over the liquid mixture, and beat for one minute. Add in the Coconut Flour, Cacao Powder, Sea Salt, Baking Soda and Cream of Tartar, and beat for one more minute.

Place the cookie dough onto a sheet of parchment, add another parchment sheet on top, and roll to 1/4 inch thickness. Refrigerate the rolled dough for ten minutes. Using a reindeer cookie cutter, cut out shapes in the dough. Carefully remove the dough around the shapes, then lift the shapes with an offset spatula onto your prepared baking sheets. Re-roll the dough scraps as necessary to cut out more cookies. If it gets too soft to handle place it back in the refrigerator for ten minutes.

Bake the cookies at 350º degrees F. for 9 to 10 minutes until set and the edges are starting to brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

For the icing. In a small mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat together:

3 Tablespoons of Organic Shortening

2 Tablespoons of Coconut Butter (softened)

1 Tablespoon of Honey

1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1/8 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

Using a small piping bag, pipe decorations on the cookies. Alternately, spread the icing onto the cookies. Top each Reindeer with a dried cranberry half for the nose!

For thumbprints, scoop the dough with a tablespoon cookie scoop into balls. Make a print with your thumb in the center, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Fill with the icing.

Approximately 18 rolled cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Reindeer Cookies - Delicious cookie that works as a cutout or dropped cookie thumbprint!

Chocolate Chip Cranberry Orange Biscotti

Biscotti is my all time favorite cookie! They just go so well with coffee. I like to munch on biscotti when I play cards with friends. What’s your favorite card game? Mine is Euchre. I hope you still take time to play cards if you enjoy it! It seems harder to find the time anymore, but always leaves me feeling happy and connected. Here’s a great recipe for a cookie with holiday flavors, but you can enjoy it anytime of year.

Chocolate Chip Cranberry Orange Biscotti On a Plate with a Pug Mug - Grain Free

It is made grain free with coconut flour and has heart healthy olive oil in it.

Chocolate Chip Cranberry Orange Biscotti

Note: If you are eating strict SCD Low FodMap, substitute chopped pecans or walnuts for the chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup of Coconut Flour, scooped and leveled

2 Eggs

1/4 Cup of Olive Oil

1/4 Cup of Honey

1/3 Cup of Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Chips (here is the link for Amazon, but they are available at many grocery stores as well)

1/4 Cup of Apple Juice Sweetened Dried Cranberries (I use these)

Zest of one Organic Orange

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon of Sea Salt

Directions: Preheat your oven to 350°F.

In a medium mixing bowl, add the eggs, honey, vanilla, orange zest and olive oil. Beat with a hand held mixer for one minute. Sift together the coconut flour, baking soda and salt, then add it to the wet mixture. Beat for two minutes until the batter begins to thicken. Then, fold in the cranberries and chocolate chips, distributing evenly. Let set for 5 minutes to thicken. Coconut is very absorbent.

Scoop the cookie batter onto a parchment lined cookie sheet, an offset spatula, shape it into a rectangle measuring approximately 12″ x 4″ x 1″ high. Alternatively, you can shape it with slightly damp hands. This keeps the dough from sticking to your hands.

Chocolate Chip Cranberry Orange Biscotti Dough

Chocolate Chip, Cranberry Orange Biscotti Dough Log

Bake in your preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the edges are starting to brown.

Baked Biscotti Log

Remove from the oven and cool on the sheet for one hour. Reduce your oven’s heat to 325° degrees. Place the cooled cookie log onto a cutting board, and with a serrated knife, carefully slice the log on a diagonal, cutting the cookies into long rectangles about 1 inch thick each.

Biscotti Ready For Second Bake Place the cut side down back onto the parchment paper, and bake 3 minutes per side. After the first 3 minutes, take the cookies out of the oven and flip them over to the other cut side. Take care not to over brown, as all ovens are slightly different. Remove the biscotti from the oven and cool completely.