No bake cookies pretty much make my day! I love them...to the point that I could make myself sick on them (not that I ever have...). I learned to make them in middle school during home economics. We made a buttery & sugary cocoa mixture, then added in oatmeal and rolled the balls in powdered sugar. I have learned that this is not the version that most people enjoy, but my personal opinion is that these are leaps and bounds better than the typical chocolate bark ones.
Once again, I have found myself craving those, but clearly they scream high glycemic. I may ingest my daily sugar intake just from making them! I needed an alternative. I found this recipe and liked the idea of it, but I like coconut along with other flavors. I am not a big fan of that flavor being center stage. I started mixing and thought mocha would be a great addition. I love them, but my husband thought it was too much coffee flavor. You may want to tweak it to suit your needs! I am also planning to make some "snicker doodle" ones this weekend! I will post that recipe if it is as delicious as I am hoping!
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| It is pretty great, just to add everything to the food processor and turn it on!! |
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| This is the cocoa powder and coffee mocha mixture...very rich!!! |
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| This is what your mixture will look like before you add the coconut flour. |
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| This is what your mixture will look like after you add the coconut flour. |
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| A cookie scoop is not a luxury, it is a necessity. I think I have 5--different sizes (which is a luxury)! |
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| I used my smallest size, so they are bite size! About a tablespoon each! They will sit up nicely once refrigerated!
Main Ingredients:
1 Cup shredded coconut (unsweetened)
2 Tablespoons coconut oil.
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
Mocha Mixture--See Below
***1-5 Teaspoons of coconut flour---added last
Mocha Mixture:
1 Tablespoon water
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
1 Tablespoon coffee
Directions:
Put all main ingredients (except the coconut flour) into a food processor. Pulse until fully incorporated. Move the mixture into a small mixing bowl. This mixture will be a little too thin, so you will be adding coconut flour 1 teaspoon at a time until it is a typical cookie dough texture. I used 4 teaspoons. Then you will scoop into balls and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. It makes about 1 dozen small cookies.
Variations--I'm sure you could vary this mix by switching out the mocha mixture with anything from straight cocoa to cinnamon or any other ideas you may have! Happy experimenting to you!!
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