Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1 cup shredded coconut sweetened or unsweetened, depending on how sweet you like your cookies
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free instant oats Certified Gluten Free Purity Protocol Oats
- 1 cup gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 1/2 cup almond meal or gluten-free oat flour make your own or just use or gfJules™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 Tbs. cinnamon
- 1 cup granulated cane white sugar or coconut palm sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening or butter or coconut oil
- 1/2 cup dairy or non-dairy milk
- 1 Tbs. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips dairy & soy-free Enjoy Life® Mini Chips — optional, or may add more or less, to taste
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries or other dried berries
- 1/2 cup raisins jumbo or baking raisins work best
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Shred carrots, then stir together in a large bowl with coconut, oats and remaining dry ingredients (flours; baking powder; salt; cinnamon). In a separate bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light. Slowly stir in carrot-coconut-flour mixture, alternating with milk and vanilla, beating until fully integrated. Stir in chips, raisins, nuts, berries — whatever additions you prefer.
- Scoop tablespoon-size mounds of dough onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for approximately 18 minutes – they are done when the edges are lightly browned, but the centers seem slightly under-cooked (time varies by the size of the cookies). Remove to cool on a wire rack. If the cookies spread, refrigerate remaining dough and bake once very cold.
- Yield: 2 dozen cookies, depending on size.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.