Some posts you drool while you type, remembering how good that food was. This is one of those posts.
If you know me, you know that I am not exactly devoted to a paleo diet. No, I made these because they sounded heavenly. Now I'm posting them because they tasted heavenly.
Sure, sure, they're great for your paleo diet should you be on such a thing. And if you're trying to eat more natural proteins and less processed sugar, they're great for that too. But they're also great if you just want a really delicious cookie (or breakfast cookie because that's when I ate these babies).
Paleo Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 12 cookies
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 10-12 minutes
Cost: $4.50
pecans: 2.50, dates: .75, coconut: .25, egg: .10, chocolate chips: .80, other stuff: .10
1 1/2 C partly crushed pecans (walnuts work too)
12-14 medjool dates, pitted
1/4 C shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened are both fine)
1 egg
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 t vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1 C chocolate chips (if you're really going paleo, you'll need an appropriately paleo chip, but I just used Ghiradelli, and did not regret my choice)
Using a food processor, blend the pecans, coconut, baking soda, and salt until they are a fine, sandy texture.
Add dates and blend fully. It might clump a bit. Don't stress. Just keep pulsing (and maybe scraping the processor) until it's blended nicely.
Add the egg. Blend.
Add the chocolate chips. Pulse a time or two.
Scoop onto a baking sheet and press flat (they won't spread like cookies with butter do, so they need to be pressed down.)
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Cool. And eat.
(Note: These are good warm, but I stored these in the refrigerator and thought that cold they were the most divine things on earth--the sweet, nutty cookie with that cold crunch of chocolate chip. Oops. There I go drooling again.)
