These scrumptious little grain-free, sugar-free cookies are certainly not flavor-free! But they are guilt-free – that’s because their sweetness comes from fiber-rich dates and their crunch from walnuts packed with omega-3s. These are so delicious, you may want to make a double batch!
And, they are so easy to make! Just add the ingredients to your food processor. This recipe comes from Delicious Living magazine – I simply substituted with coconut oil for increased nutrition and flavor!
Cinnamon-Walnut Buttons (GF)
Ingredients
- 2 cups of walnut pieces
- 10 whole dates, pitted and roughly chopped
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place walnuts and dates in food processor and pulse until coarsely ground.
- Then pulse in cinnamon, salt, oil and vanilla.
- Continue to pulse until mixture begins to form a ball, as shown in photo above.
- Scoop dough, one tablespoon at a time, and using your hands, form into tightly-packed dough-balls. (If you do not use your hands to press and roll into little dough balls, the cookies will not hold together and will come out crumbly.)
- Gently flatten dough balls slightly using a fork to make a decorative criss-cross pattern. (If fork gets sticky with dough, simply wet lightly.)
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until firm. Cool completely on baking sheet. (Original recipe from Delicious Living magazine.)
