Ok, let’s get it all out on the table, it’s time to confess. I REALLY like sweets, no seriously, SERIOUSLY!!! I can plow through sweets at an alarming rate and I’m not ashamed to have food on my face, hands, or jowels (that’s excess fat around the jaw line–HA I’m hilarious). But let’s get back to being serious. I like to bake. And I like to eat the dough/batter/paste in the process (I’ll eat anything). So when this Paleo shenanigans swooped me up and took away my cookie dough, you can imagine my anguish.
Sweets are a happy place for me and many other (incredibly intelligent) people….you know why, because they ARE AWESOME!! I can hear you now, “But Juli, that isn’t actually paleo. Baking paleo treats defeats the purpose of eating clean.” Well, I personally don’t give a crap what you think. I would much rather consume a paleo baked good compared to a normal one that is filled with lectins waiting to eat away at my intestinal lining. I ENJOY having sweets, and I feel better knowing what is exactly going into my body, because I made it. Even though I know my body is being sent on a roller coaster ride with the insulin spike I’m forcing on it, I still am able to control the amounts of sugar and fat I am shoving in my face.
Do I think paleo baked goods are good for you? No. Do I think they are better than grain-infested baked goods? Yes. Do I recommend you eating them on a weekly basis? No. Should you eat them to soothe your soul and make a lonely Friday night 10x better. Duh. If you want to lose weight, don’t eat cookies…of ANY kind. If you want to maintain your weight and maintain your sanity, hell yes, make them!
I found this recipe on Stacey’s Paleo Kitchen! Awesome blog with some inspiring recipes! The main reason I love it so much is because the batter tastes pretty dang close to regular cookie dough. I usually eat half the dough before I get them on a baking sheet. Stop judging me. Judger. Just make them. And eat the dough.
Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup honey, raw
- 1/4 cup coconut butter or homemade coconut butter
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, warmed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life—they are soy and dairy free! And flippin delicious)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- If you are making coconut butter my way, follow the link and make your coconut butter before you walk through the rest of the step.
- In a medium bowl add the eggs, honey, coconut butter (break up the butter with a whisk or fork, if needed), oil and vanilla. Whisk until thoroughly combined.
- Add shredded coconut, coconut flour, almond flour, baking soda and salt. Mix together until everything is combined and stir in chocolate chips.
- Use a spoon to drop little dollops onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. I like mine a little darker on the bottoms so check at 15 minutes. Let them rest on the cookie sheet before removing to cool completely.
Notes
**The coconut butter is hard to get out of the jar, it is really solid, unlike coconut oil, so when I add the coconut butter to the other ingredients I break it up with a whisk into tiny bits. You can also heat it in the microwave to get it more of a liquid texture. If you use my way, you won’t really run into this problem.
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Ha ha, you are funny I've gotta say. I found your blog whilst devouring a Paleo Pizza, I like your humour, thought I'd say.
Haha Thanks Veronica! Not many understand my humor so you must be hilarious yourself.
great texture, super taste! thanks Juli ! 🙂
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Gorgeous!!
This recipe was amazing!!
Glad you liked it Lisa!
Just polished off at least half of the batch. I mean…. I have total self control and had only one or two cookies (yeah, right)
holy balls, i wish I had those right now
Can I use ghee instead of coconut butter?
do you mean coconut oil or cashew butter?
Yum – just taking the last tray out of the oven! Nice treat.
Yummm!
you are seriously hilarious! after starting paleo this week and wanting to die because i too, am a baker, apparently the “cupcake queen” of chicago, and alas….all that is out the door, except for making the cupcakes for other people…..if i can stand it…
so this is like a lifesaver! i can live without the sweets, but sometimes you want some. and when you’re at a party and they have CAKE and you can’t have any…well….i’ll make some of your recipe to bring! 🙂 YAY! you rock!
Then you need to try out my chocolate chip cupcakes Natalie!!!
Wow! Just made them. I licked the bowl clean and ate one cookie. BLISS! I will save them for camping. I will save them for camping. I will save them for camping.
Thank you!!
I was out of chocolate chips so I subbed in cranberries & slivered almonds. Pretty good, but nowhere near as good as the RAW DOUGH.
When I make these again, I’ll be amazed if they actually make it into the oven.