Crazy Good Flax and Whole Wheat, Nut Cookies

 

Our mother brought home a magazine (The Eye Opener Fall 2012) from the health food store where she works. She wanted me to make the cookie recipe in it.

I was a little wary. It sounded a little sketchy...

Whole Wheat Flour?

Flax?

Coconut Sugar?

In cookies?

I was thinking, yeah, here's your dry, boring, healthy cardboard to enjoy.

As it turns out...I'm clearly a little over judgmental about healthified cookies.

These were amazing!

Yes, they do look a little "healthy cardboard-ish" BUT it turns out you can't judge a book by its cover.

Yes.

I should know better.

 

 

Crazy Good Flax and Whole Wheat, NutCookies

(inspired by  The Eye Opener magazine)

 

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temp

2 cups coconut sugar (I used coconut palm sugar)

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup ground flax seed

1 cup oats

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

pinch sea salt

1 cup chopped peanuts

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a lare bowl, cream together the butter and coconut sugar until fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating until creamy. Beat in vanilla.

In another bowl, whisk together flours, oats, baking soda and powder, and salt.

Stir into the wet ingredients.

Stir in peanuts.

 

 

Using a small cookie scoop, or pinching into balls, place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 about 15 minutes, cookies will be lightly browned.

Remove from oven and let cool at least 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

 

 

The original recipe called for 2 cups of whole wheat flour, I changed it because I wasn't sure how I would like all whole wheat. Using half and half they tasted amazing. I think I will try all whole wheat next time just to see the difference.

Oh, yes, the original recipe also called for 2 cups of chopped almonds. I subbed in 1 cup of chopped peanuts. I think 2 cups would have been overwhelming.

The recipe I shared above has the changes I made. If you want to see the original recipe it is in the Number 11 - Fall 2012 edition of The Eye Opener (available where Alpha health products are sold - so I'm told)

These have a rich, buttery flavor and are that wonderful combination of crispy/chewy that makes cookies so addicting.

 

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