NATIONAL COOKIE DAY!!!!

Tue. Dec. 4th is NATIONAL COOKIE DAY!!!  So here it is!!!  some of my favorite healthy cookie recipes!!! Great to bring to your next holiday party, give as gifts, or just have for a sweet treat!

SEXY Gluten free/grain Free SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Cups Almond Flour (Buy it at the store, or simply make your own by grinding up raw almonds into flower in your food processor)
• 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil 
• 1/4 Cup Agave (Maple Syrup, Stevia or Honey)
• 1/4 Tsp Baking Soda
• Dash Salt

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F.
2. Place all ingredients in your food processor and blend until smooth (you may want to warm your coconut oil up in a double boiler but it is not necessary if you blend it long enough).
3. Place dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to chill (this is just to make it easy to work with).
4. Spread dough out evenly using a rolling pin or cover the dough in cling wrap and just press down with your hands.
5. Cut out your cookies using a cookie cutter.
6. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
7. Bake for 7-10 minutes (until golden brown).
8. Gentily place cookies on a cooling rack and let cool.
9. You can ice these cookies or serve them plain. Both are equally delicious.

Yealds 16 to 18 cookies:  3 COOKIES ARE A SERVING! :)

Icing options

Chocolate Mint Fudge Icing

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Plain Pureed Pumpkin
• 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 2 Scoops Chocolate Protein Powder (Optional)
• 2 Tbsp Honey, Agave, or stevia
• 1/3 Cup Cashew Butter (I've used almond butter and it's good too)
• 1/2 Tsp Mint Extract
• **** If you just want chocolate fudge icing, leave the mint out.

Pecan Pie frosting

1 Cup Pre-Soaked Dates (Overnight)

• 1 Cup Pecans
• 1 Large Chopped Banana
• 2 Tbsp stevia (If you want your frosting to be sweet)
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
• 1/8 Tsp Nutmeg

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend Until smooth

Coconut Macaroons

Makes 8 Servings.

Ingredients:

• 2 Egg Whites
• 3 Packets Stevia
• 1 Tbsp Honey or Agave
• 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder (Optional) I usually leave this out and just use a few drops of vanilla extract
• 2/3 Cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300F.
2. Place egg whites, stevia, agave into a bowl and whisk.
3. Add protein powder and shredded coconut and stir until completely coated.
4. Set mixture aside for a couple moments.
5. Lightly grease baking sheet or use parchment paper.
6. Using a spoon place mounds spaced apart on baking sheet.
7. Bake for 24 minutes.

Note – This recipe can be doubled.

3 Macaroons is a serving!