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Vanilla + Coconut Cookies

For those days when you need a cookie with your cup of tea/coffee. The perfect combination of vanilla and coconut to satisfy all of those sweet cravings.

Recipe

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SERVES: Makes 12 cookies

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 ½ cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • ¼ cup coconut milk powder
  • 1 cup fine desiccated coconut
  • 1 tsp pink salt
  • 1 organic egg
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
  • 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

METHOD:

  1. In a bowl, stir together the oats, quinoa, coconut milk powder, coconut and salt.
  2. In a separate bowl mix the egg, coconut oil, sweetener and vanilla.
  3. Stir in the wet mix into the dry.
  4. Divide cookie mix between 12 silicone muffin holes and press down with the pack of a tablespoon.
  5. Cook in a pre-heated oven for 10-12 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius until the edges are golden brown.
  6. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing.
  7. Store in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.

 

Tip: coconut milk powder can be found online or at most health food and speciality stores.

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Vanilla + Coconut Cookies

Sally O'Neil - Editor in Chief

Sal is on a mission to prove that healthy and nutritious doesn’t have to be boring – and that even while staying in shape you can have your cake and eat it too. After losing 14kg from adopting a healthier lifestyle, she shares her journey with others on The Fit Foodie Blog. She also works as a commercial food photographer and stylist, is studying a Bachelor of Health Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, and is the author of two cookbooks: Love Move Eat (Bauer Media, 2017) and Meal Prep Plan (Murdoch, 2019).

4 Comments
    1. Hey Isabella! I leave them out so that people eat with intuition and don’t worry about numbers (see my previous post on Orthorexia). If you want to the nutritional count you can punch in the ingredients and volumes into My Fitness Pal online x

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