Date Snowballs
Yield: 40 cookies
Ingredients
MIX dry ingredients and set aside
- 1 ½ cups sorghum flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp ground golden flax seed
- 2 Tbsp ground chia seed
CREAM together
- 3/4 cup coconut oil
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar organic
ADD
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp liquid vanilla if using powdered vanilla, add 2 teaspoons water
ADD at the very end
- 1 1/4 cups chopped dates if you have really sticky mushy dates, you may need to roll them in flour first
- 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts OR toasted pecans
Instructions
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MIX dry ingredients together and set aside.
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CREAM oil and sugar together in a separate bowl.
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ADD water, maple syrup, and vanilla to creamed mixture and stir.
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ADD dry ingredients and mix well.
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STIR in chopped dates and nuts. The mixture should be moist.
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LET sit for at least 10-15 minutes so the flax seed can absorb the liquid.
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FORM into ping-pong sized balls (about 1 inch in diameter). A cookie scoop is helpful in getting the right size.
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PRESS them together gently and roll in the palm of your hand.
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BAKE on a oiled or parchment paper covered cookie sheet @ 300F for around 20-25 minutes. (Ovens vary--some take 20 minutes and others take 30 minutes.) You'll know when they are finished if they are golden on the bottom of the cookie.
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COOL on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before taking off the pan and put on a cooling rack.
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COOL 10 more minutes.
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ROLL in powdered sugar while still warm. (If they are too hot, the sugar will melt, if they are too cold, the sugar won't stick.)
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COOL on rack until completely cool.
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STORE on wax paper in refrigerator or freezer until ready to eat.
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ENJOY!
Recipe Notes
If you don't have the gluten-free flours, you can omit the sorghum flour, tapioca flour, and almond flour, and replace it with 3 cups of whole wheat pastry flour. Adjust moisture as needed.
You can make the cookie dough in advance and refrigerate it. You'll need to allow a couple hours for the dough to "thaw" before forming into balls, because the coconut oil gets hard.