Chocolate Cookies
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup whole raw hazelnuts
  • ⅓ cup whole raw almonds
  • ¼ cup coconut flour
  • ¼ cup raw organic cacao
  • ⅓ cup coconut sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 7 medjool dates (pitted and soaked in filtered water for at least 2 hours)
  • ⅓ cup coconut oil, melted
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. In food processor with s-blade, grind hazelnuts until coarse.
  3. Add almonds and blend until coarsely ground.
  4. Add coconut flour and coconut sugar, pulse, pulse, pulse. Add cacao, pulse, pulse, pulse.
  5. Add baking soda and salt, pulse, pulse, pulse.
  6. (the dry mixture should feel like a fine flour).
  7. Transfer dry ingredients to a bowl. Wipe out food processor.
  8. In food processor with s-blade, add strained dates, coconut oil, vanilla, water and blend until incorporated.
  9. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix (with hands).
  10. Roll out dough on non stick surface about ½ inch thick - make sure they aren't too thin. Make cutouts. Transfer to nonstick baking surface and bake for 10 - 12 minutes - or so, check at 10 minutes. Cookies will firm as they cool. Thisis a popular brand to use.
Notes
Pink Shredded Coconut:
-Shredded Coconut
-Natural food coloring, HEREor HERE.

How To:
1. Add ½ cup shredded coconut to a jar.
2. Add a few drops of red coloring.
3. Cover lid and shake until well incorporated.
Recipe by The Tasty Alternative at https://thetastyalternative.com/2012/02/pink-peppermint-vegan-ice-cream-sandwich-for-valentines-day/