Healthy Christmas cookies
Delicious healthy Christmas cookies made with spices, maple syrup, almonds and dried cranberries
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon flax or chia seeds
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 100 g plain wholemeal flour or use plain white flour
- 50 g ground almonds
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice or ground cinnamon
- Pinch sea salt
- 60 g maple syrup
- 60 g dried cranberries or sultanas or mixed fruit
- 100 g apple puree
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/200°C/gas mark 6. Line a baking tray with non stick baking paper.
- Make your chia or flax egg. Put 1 tablespoon of ground chia or flax seeds in a small bowl and mix with 3 tablespoons of cold water. Set aside to thicken.
- Place 100g wholemeal flour with 50g ground almonds, ½ teaspoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon of mixed spice (or ground cinnamon) into a large mixing bowl. Add a pinch of sea salt if using. Whisk to combine.
- Add your flax or chia egg to the flour mixture along with 60g maple syrup, 60g dried cranberries and 100g apple puree.
- Mix well.
- Spoon out cookie sized balls of the dough and flatten out on the tray using your hands leaving a little gap between each one.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until slightly risen and golden brown.
- Remove and allow to cool on a wire rack (although they are very tasty still warm!)
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.
Nutrition
Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 29mgPotassium: 82mgFiber: 3gSugar: 11gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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