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Prep time: 15 min. Cook time: 15-20 min.
Time from start to eating: 30-35 min.
Makes about 16 cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp nut/seed butter
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup unrefined sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp arrowroot powder (optional)
- pinch sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole grain flour (use brown rice or sorghum for gluten-free)
- 1/2 cup carob powder (or 1/4 cup cocoa plus extra 1/4 cup sugar)
- 1/3 cup raisins or dried cranberries
- 2 Tbsp almonds, chopped and toasted
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the nut/seed butter, vinegar and applesauce until it’s smooth and creamy. Stir in the vanilla, sugar, baking soda and arrowroot powder until the sugar is dissolved.
- Stir in the flour and carob powder until it’s just mixed in – don’t over mix.
- Fold in the raisins and almonds gently.
- Spoon the cookies onto a parchment paper-lined sheet, and put in the oven to bake for 15- 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Per cookie
- Calories 133
- Total Fat 2.5g 4%DV
- Saturated Fat 0.3g 1%DV
- Cholesterol 0mg 0%DV
- Sodium 41.1mg 3%DV
- Carbohydrates 27g 9%DV
- Dietary Fiber 4.4g 18%DV
- Sugar 9.2g
- Protein 3.7g
- Vitamin A 4.5IU 0%DV
- Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%DV
- Calcium 28.5mg 2%DV
- Iron 1.1mg 6%DV