Cocoa Date Cookies No Addedrefined Sugar Food

COCOA DATE COOKIES (NO ADDED/REFINED SUGAR)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Spray a large baking sheet (or two small ones) with cooking spray.
• Mix together the flour through nuts. Set aside.
• In a blender combine the dates, the eggs, the water, and the vanilla. Mix until the dates are broken up and everything is combined. This might take a few minutes and you might need to use a spatula to mix it all up.
• Add the cocoa powder to the blender and mix again. It is ok if there are little date pieces.
• Pour the blender mix into the dry and mix well. It will be fairly stiff.
• Using two tablespoons, drop the cookies onto the sprayed cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10-14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a cookie comes out clean.

FLOURLESS COCOA COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until well blended.
• In another large bowl, sift together confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt. Whisk into eggs, changing to a spatula when the batter becomes too thick to whisk. Stir in vanilla and chocolate.
• Use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop cookies onto prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 1/2 inches between them. Sprinkle with flaky salt.
• Bake, rotating front to back, and top to bottom, halfway through, until set around the edges, cracked on top and slightly underbaked in the middle, 10 to 13 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely on the baking sheets. Store carefully in an airtight container.

SUGAR-FREE DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the dates, pecans, water, banana, egg, butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to the date mixture and stir until well combined.
• Drop dough by tablespoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheet and flatten lightly with the palm of your hand.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies start to brown around the edges, being careful not to over-bake, for 11 to 13 minutes. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack to cool.

CHOCOLATE DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Place dates in a small bowl and add enough hot water to cover. Allow to sit for 10 minutes to soften.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Remove dates from water, reserving soaking liquid. Combine dates, walnuts, and vegetable oil in the bowl of a large food processor. Pulse several times until mixture forms a paste and no large chunks of dates remain; this may take several minutes. If mixture is too dry, add soaking liquid, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a paste-like consistency is reached. Add egg and vanilla extract; pulse to combine. Add oats, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Pulse until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Fold in chocolate chips; dough will be very sticky.
• Use a medium cookie scoop to place rounded balls of dough 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Press tops of dough down with damp fingers to flatten slightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are just set, 13 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. Keep stored in refrigerator until ready to serve.