Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Clean)

My favorite cookies are oatmeal raisin. I just love the spices! So, I set out to create my own CLEAN recipe that wasn't like those "breakfast" oatmeal cookies going around with banana as the sweetener. I wanted more of a REAL cookie. I have succeeded!

Ingredients:

1-2/3 cups oats

1/8 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/8 cup melted coconut oil

1 tsp cinnamon (I actually didn't measure this)

1 tsp vanilla (I didn't measure this)

1/4 cup pure maple syrup (you could use less)

(Add water a teaspoon at a time if needed, I didn't need it)

1/3 cup raisins

Directions: Preheat oven to 325. Mix all ingredients together. Then add raisins. Form dough into balls and place on parchment paper on cookie sheet. Push balls down a little.

Bake for 10-15 minutes. They won't rise.

Dough may be a little crumbly, I just squished it together into balls, although adding a bit of water may have helped this. You could also use this as a granola.

Mine made about 17 cookies and were about 66 calories each. Next time I think I will do a little less maple syrup, since we're used to less sweet things and I know I could get away with it.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Cookies (Clean)

My six year old has been having a whiny bit of a hard time with our transition to 100% (or close to it) clean eating. While I do make lots of delicious muffins and smoothies that are sweet.. and even the occasional kettle corn. When we go to the store, he's constantly whining about not getting his old treats. 

I made it my mission to prove to him that you can eat healthy and have your old "treats" and they can taste just as good or better! Today I gave him a few options and he choose chocolate chip cookies! There is nothing better than a warm chocolate chip cookie! I think I will try this recipe again, with oat flour and raisins instead of flour and chips!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp of salt

1/4 cup pure maple syrup (a little more if you like it sweeter)

1/8 cup coconut oil 

4 TBS water (more if needed)

Chocolate chips or mix in of choice. I added coconut to half. 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325. Mix all dry ingredients in medium bowl. Add wet ingredients, mix well. Add mix ins. Bake for about 10-15 minutes.  

Will make about 20 cookies, depending on the size you make them. 

Enjoy! My kids sure did! 

And my husband said they taste better than the normal kind, I'll take that as a win!