This recipe took me four tries. Do you know how much batter tasting that is? Too much. Too.Damn.Much. So amidst the batter tasting, frustration grew. I almost gave up on these cookies. But that’s dumb. Being negative gets ya no where. And these turned out wonderful in the end. They are chewy on the inside, moist (sorry for that word), and super flavorful. It has holiday written all over it. Make them. Make them now.
So I experienced something pretty special yesterday. Before I tell you, you need to understand something. I’m not a holiday person. I don’t really care about holidays. I don’t even care about my birthday. The stress of getting someone the perfect gift makes me uncomfortable. And sweaty. Anywho, this year, I planned a really special gift for my parents. Something that meant a ton to them. And when I gave it to them, I’ve never seen my parent’s eyes light up like that. Especially my mom’s. Both her and I started crying together. It was a moment I wish I could freeze in time and keep in a little box to revisit once a year. I’m not one for holiday cheer, but that moment has completely changed how I see the holidays. I’m a happy little panda from making my parent’s happy. Tis’ the season.
I’m leaving town once again today. But it’s my last time for a while. Just heading to visit some family in Omaha. It will be interesting spending the holidays somewhere other than Denver. I’d love to be in the Cayman Islands, but Omaha will do. It’s filled with cool people. And mimosas. I’ve decided that every holiday should start with mimosas.
On that note, I’m off. Do you think they sell mimosas on plane? Fingers crossed!
Soft & Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies
- Yield: 18 1x
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1 cup sunflower seed butter (or nut butter such as almond butter)
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour (or arrowroot starch)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- extra molasses, to garnish cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sunflower seed butter, and molasses.
- In a medium bowl, mix together coconut sugar, cinnamon, ginger, coconut flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt.
- Pour half of the dry mixture into the wet mixture, mix well, then add the rest and mix until well combined.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat sheet. Use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop tablespoon sized cookie dough drops on the baking sheet. This should make 18 cookies so you may need to use 2 baking sheets.
- Baking for 10 minutes, until cookies are firm on the top. Do not overcook, you want them to stay chewy.
Notes
Yields 18 cookies
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Do you think these tasty treats would still have success if you don’t have access to tapioca / arrowroot? I am in the middle of Wyoming and I do not have access to either! :/
I think so. Just definitely use the coconut flour
I also support to you and you also keep alert about easy healthy recipes.
Hilary, Cody has arrowroot powder at Mountain High Health Foods. I don’t know if you’re close but if you can’t make it I think they ship too! They have a great selection of items. Wyoming does make it tricky to eat paleo sometimes!
Hillary,
I order things I can’t find locally from Amazon. They have everything!
Sounds delicious as are all the recipes I’ve tried from your site. The last recipe i made with nut butter kind of wrecked my cheap food processor. How could I sub a nut flour in place of the nut butters in recipes? Merry Christmas!
I have no clue with this recipe. You don’t have to put anything in the food processor here though. You can just buy nut butter
how do you get them so smooth and round?!
Baking is SO MUCH HARDER than cooking!!! I’m impressed. Also, your lobster post cracked me up. You are hilarious. Also, people be cray cray.
hmmmm… the whisking of the “wet” ingredients is nearly breaking my whisk…. How wet is the nut nutter+eggs+molasses supposed to be? Or maybe I am doing something wrong :/
it’s definitely sticky, but it shouldn’t break the whisk. you could also use a standing mixer to mix it
Gonna try these today! 1 cup nut butter though? I’m gonna trust you.
Yes
I had to add another egg, but I mistakenly put in a tablespoon of baking soda instead of a teaspoon lol! They turned into muffins 🙂 Still pretty damn good though.
Can I sub 2 tbsp. coconut flour for the tapioca starch?
These were very good. I didn’t use a whisk on the wet ingredients because it was so thick and sticky I couldn’t imagine that ending well for me. I would avoid the garnishment next week since I don’t actually like the taste of molasses all that much (directly anyway).
Very good recipe. I will definitely make this one again.
yum! i used almond butter since its what i had. they are so pretty and my house smells delish (of course it already did after i made your meatballs for lunch)