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These are so much more healthy than those gluten-free junk food cookies at the market. Remember, just because it says gluten free does not make it health food.
I only say gluten free in the heading so that people searching for gluten free options can find these easy, but that’s not why these cookies are healthy. These almond cookies are healthy because the are full of real food ingredients.
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Add 1 Tbsp cocoa powder for werewolf fingers
Funny story: the kids and I met my husband at his work for lunch in the big silicon valley cafeteria. My son wanted pizza, of course, and I looked at the two options.
Pizza dough – wheat flour, yeast, sea salt, water
Gluten free dough – water, tapioca starch, canola oil, sugar, xantham gum, sugar, cultured corn syrup, etc.
Are you kidding me?
I hope it’s obvious why we allowed him the wheat and yeast. Unless you are suffering from Celiac disease, you would be better off with the gluten. Even if you do have celiac’s disease, you should never order the 2nd option which is sold in every market.
All of those other ingredients that are added to make up for the fact that gluten free food tastes like cardboard are adding to the destruction of our guts.
I offer you these almond cookies as a naturally gluten free food, that tastes amazing. I even make them into the shapes of fingers for 2 reasons.
- It’s really fun to make “werewolf” fingers for Halloween or “finger foods” for a party.
- The slivered almond “finger nail” alerts people that these have nuts in case they have allergies.
Have fun making these, they are so incredibly fast and easy. My 6 year old often makes them right after school. It doesn’t make a big batch so keep them small and save a few for breakfast for a quick healthy snack.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups almond meal or ground up slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 Tbsp flax seed meal or ground flax seeds
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- Barely 1/4 cup raw honey
- 1 stick of cold butter cut into pieces
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add everything to a large bowl
- *Allow kids to measure; the ingredients don't need to be exact
- Remove jewelry and squish the ingredients together
- Blend everything with your hands and make a sticky dough
- *A great job for kids; they can lick their fingers after too because nothing is raw
- Roll the dough into little fingers
- Use a fork to make knuckles
- Poke a slivered almond into the end of each "finger"
- * We enjoy our cookies with a small glass of whole milk
- Enjoy your healthy fats!