Day 19 of 30 Days of Cookies - No Bake Macaroons

Love Macaroons?  Try these amazing, guilt free No Bake Macaroons.  Recipe from MyWholeFoodLife (My favoritest blogger ever).

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
• 10 medjool dates pitted (I used 15 prunes)
• 1/2 cup almonds 
• 1 T coconut oil melted
• 1 tsp ground vanilla bean or extract (I used extract)
• 1 T flax meal + 3 T warm water

Directions

• Combine the flax meal and warm water in a bowl. Whisk it and place in the fridge. 
• In a food processor, pulse the coconut and almonds into a fine powder. 
• Add the dates, flax mixture, vanilla and coconut oil. 
• Pulse until the mixture starts to come together. Roll into balls.  
• You can also roll the balls in some coconut.
• Enjoy!  (And remember to share :) )

Day 18 of 30 Days of Cookies - Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup homemade applesauce
• 3/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• dash of salt

Directions

• Mix applesauce and peanut butter, stir until creamy.
• Add vanilla, maple syrup and sugar, mix well.
• Add flour, soda and salt, stir until combined.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheet or Silpat.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-11 minutes

Day 17 of 30 Days of Cookies - Cocoa Fudge Cookies

Possibly the best ever chocolate cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour (whole wheat flour is good, too)
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• dash salt
• 5 TB coconut oil
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder (or cacoa powder)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup coconut sugar
• 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

• Combine melted coconut oil and cocoa powder together, add in sugars and stir.
• Add yogurt and vanilla, stir.  Add flour, baking soda and salt and stir until combined.
• Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto Silpat lined baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
• Let cool on baking sheet for about 2 minutes, remove and let finish cooling on wire rack.

Day 16 of 30 Days of Cookies - Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Drops

These are a great, healthy snack when you are craving something sweet but don't want a ton of sugar.

Ingredients

• 2 TB coconut oil
• 1/4 cup homemade applesauce
• 2 TB maple syrup or coconut sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup oat flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• dash of salt
• 1 TB PB2
• 2 TB cacoa nibs

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Combine coconut oil, applesauce, syrup (or sugar) and vanilla
• Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, PB2 and nibs
• Mix until combined
• Drop by small tablespoonfuls onto Silpat lined baking sheet
• Bake for 10-12 minutes

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Day 15 of 30 Days of Cookies - Chewy Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

You can't go wrong with these cookies, if you like coconut anyway.  They are amazingly sweet and chewy.  You can't just have one...

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• dash of salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 TB coconut milk (or almond milk)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup quick oats

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Combine sugar, egg, coconut oil, vanilla and milk in a bowl
• Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt
• Stir until partially combined, then add coconut and oats, finished mixing until well combined
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto Silpat lined baking sheet
• Bake for 10 minutes, let cool on baking sheet for 2-4 minutes
• Transfer to cooling rack (and dig in!)

Day 14 of 30 Days of Cookies - Double Chocolate Dreams

I was really craving some chocolate today...  And these hit the spot perfectly.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup plus 1/2 cup oat flour
• dash of salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 4 TB coconut sugar
• 4 TB sugar
• 2 TB cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 TB coconut oil
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Combine dry ingredients and mix well
• Add wet ingredients and chocolate chips and fix until a ball forms.
• Chill dough for 10+ minutes in fridge
• Place by rounded tablespoonfuls onto Silpat lined baking sheet
• Bake for 12 minutes, remove and let sit on baking sheet for at least 10 minutes

Day 13 of 30 Days of Cookies - Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Drops

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/8 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup grated apple

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350
• Mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl
• In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients, then add to dry
• Stir until combined
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto lined baking sheet or Silpat
• Bake for 15-17 minutes, let cool on wire rack

Thanks EgglessCooking for the recipe!

Day 12 of 30 Days of Cookies - Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodles

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 TB butter, softened
• 2 TB Greek  yogurt
• 1 TB honey or maple syrup (optional)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 TB ground flax seed
• 3 TB water
• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 3+ TB sugar (for rolling dough in)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar in a bowl.
• Combine 1 cup of sugar, butter and yogurt in a bowl.  Add pumpkin puree.  Beat with mixer until well blended.  Add honey, vanilla, egg, flax and water and beat well.
• Add flour mixture to wet mixture,  mixing until just combined.
• Cover and chill 10 minutes.
• Roll tablespoonfuls into balls and roll in sugar.
• Place on baking sheet lined with Silpat and flatten slightly with fork.
• Bake for about 10 minutes.  Let cool about 2 minutes on sheet and then remove to cooling rack.

Day 11 of 30 Days of Cookies - Healthy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup homemade oat flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 TB butter
• 2 TB Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

• Mix flours, soda and salt in a bowl, set aside
• Mix butter, yogurt and oil together until smooth
• Add sugars, egg and vanilla until creamy
• Add in flour mixture and chocolate chips and mix until combined
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet or Silpat
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes

Day 10 of 30 Days of Cookies - Mango Coconut White Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 TB molasses (or maple syrup)
• 1 cup mango puree
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1 TB ground flax
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips/chunks

Directions

• Mix butter, yogurt and sugars in bowl
• Add egg, soda, molasses, puree and vanilla
• Combine flour and seasonings in a bowl, add to wet mixture and stir until combined
• Add coconut and chocolate
• Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet or silpat and bake for 12-15 minutes

Day 9 of 30 Days of Cookies - World's Healthiest Cookies

Ok, so these may not be The World's Healthiest Cookies, but that's what the original recipe was called so I figured I would stick with it.  These were incredibly tasty, super low calorie and pretty darn healthy.  Oh, and the kids LOVED them.

Ingredients

• 4 TB coconut flour
• 4 TB mashed banana (or applesauce)
• pinch of salt
• 1 TB maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 3 TB almond milk
• Chocolate chips - optional

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix coconut flour, baking powder and salt.  Add banana (or applesauce).
• Add milk 1 TB at a time until well combined
• Drop by tablespoonful onto greased cookie sheet (or silpat)
• Bake for 10 minutes
• Cool on cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes

Day 8 of 30 Days of Cookies - Peanut Butter M&M Yogurt Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt (you can sub applesauce or butter, but I strongly recommend trying the yogurt!)
• 4 TB sugar
• 4 TB brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 TB PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter (Best stuff ever, but you can use regular PB too)
• 1/2 cup M&Ms

Directions

• Mix butter and sugars together, then add Greek yogurt and stir until smooth
• Add egg and vanilla, stir until well combined
• Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly
• Add M&Ms
• Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet or Silpat
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.  Let cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes then remove and place on wire rack to finish cooling

Day 7 of 30 Days of Cookies - Pumpkin Banana Bread Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup mashed banana
• 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin

Directions

• Mix dry ingredients, add wet ingredients and mix until combined
• Bake in 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes

Day 6 of 30 Days of Cookies - Best Ever Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

• Mix together sugar, syrup and oil until smooth and even in consistency
• Mix in vanilla and applesauce
• In separate bowl mix dry ingredients, except for chocolate chips
• Add dry mixture to wet mixture
• Fold in chocolate chips
• Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheet (or Silpat) and bake in 350 degree oven for 6-10 minutes (I found 10 minutes to be perfect)

Day 5 of 30 Days of Cookies - Vegan Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies

I picked up a few zucchini and decided to try some zucchini chocolate chip cookies.  These are amazingly delicious!  Great way to get some veggies snuck into your kid's diet.

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup grated zucchini
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (or raisins or nuts)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix the dry ingredients together
• Mix the wet ingredients and then add to dry ingredients
• Add chocolate chips (or raisins or nuts) and mix until combined
• Drop by spoonful onto parchment paper lined baking sheet or silpat
• Bake for 10-12 minutes
• Enjoy!

30 Days of Cookies Day 4 - Healthier Dark Chocolate Dream Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Dreams Peanut Butter (I used half Dark Chocolate, half White Chocolate) (go here for a coupon!)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tb flax meal
• 2 Tb chia seeds (order here)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3 Tb warm water
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Direction:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• Combine all ingredients in bowl
• Spoon by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet
• Bake for 10-12 minutes
• Let cool on sheet for a few minutes before removing to cooling rack

Makes about 12 cookies, if you can keep from eating the batter :)

You can find the original recipe for these cookies here.

30 Days of Cookies Day 3 - Raisin Bran Cookies

I had some Raisin Bran that's been sitting in the cupboard for awhile.  I picked up a couple boxes really cheap at Target several months ago.  I decided that it would make for some really good cookies...  So I experimented and what I got were some amazing, delicious Healthier Chocolate Chip cookies, that you could technically eat for breakfast because hey, they are part cereal.  

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 TB coconut oil
• 1 egg
• 2 TB applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups crushed Raisin Bran Cereal (I took out the Raisins, but you could leave them in)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

• Combine flours, soda and salt in a bowl and set aside
• In a separate bowl, combine sugar, maple syrup, coconut oil, egg, applesauce and vanilla
• Add dry ingredients, cereal and chocolate chips to wet ingredients and mix until well combined (the dough was really stiff, but I promise it's worth it!)
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes
• Enjoy!

30 Days of Cookies Day 2 - Pumpkin Banana Drops

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 TB cornstarch
• 1 TB ground flaxseed
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 TB coconut oil
• 1/2 cup Homemade Applesauce
• 1/4 cup Organic Maple Syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup banana (about 1 large)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately
• Add wet to dry ingredients and mix until combined
• Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet (or Silpat)
• Bake for 14 minutes or until lightly browned
• Makes about 12 small cookies

30 Days of Cookies - Day 1 Healhtier No Bake Drop Cookies

No Bake Drop cookies have always been one of my favorites when I need a quick cookie fix.  These cookies are a fantastic way to make your classic No Bake Cookies a little healthier.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup honey (or maple syrup)
• 1 1/2 TB cocoa (or cacao powder)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil (or butter)
• 1/3 cup Almond Butter (Peanut butter is an OK substitute)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cup dried, unsweetened coconut

Directions

• Put honey, cocoa and coconut oil in a saucepan over medium high heat
• Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute.  Remove from heat
• Stir in almond butter and vanilla
• Stir in coconut
• Scoop by spoonfuls onto wax paper or parchment paper and put in fridge until hardened and set.  

I found these kept better in the fridge, but we keep our home at a cozy 80 degrees here in TX right now. 

Original recipe from Unrefined Kitchen.