Cacao Nib Carob Cookies

October 21, 2009

Once upon a time when I was about 8 years old I remember I didn’t care for chocolate, especially chocolate chip cookies. Imagine the shock of my friend’s mother who pulled out a batch of piping hot chocolate chips cookies only for me to refuse them. I’m sure she thought I was a strange child.

I made up for lost chocolate chip cookie eating time later in my teens years. No one had to twist my arm to eat them or other chocolate goodies. And, after I indulged, I became a balanced chocolate lover: I didn’t overindulge [ok sometimes] and I didn’t deprived myself [certainly not].

The crisp fall weather and the anticipated fun and festivities of the approaching holiday season puts me in a state of cookie nostalgia. I want cookies! Lots of them. In the coming days, weeks, and months, the dehydrator will get serious use churning out batches yummy treats - like this one.

Cacao Nib Carob Cookies

This recipe calls for ground *aat groats: whole grain oat kernels with the hull removed. You can find organic oat groats at health food stores or online.

1 cup organic oat groats*, ground to flour
1/2 cup carob powder
1/3 cup agave
1 1/2 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt or sea salt
1/4 - 1/3 cup cacao nibs

Combine the ingredients
Place all ingredients in a food processor. Process until mixture forms into a ball.

Shape the cookies
Take 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it between the palms of your hands to form into rounds. Lightly coat a cutting board with coconut flour and place rounds on cutting board. Use the bottom of a small glass to press each round into flat discs or use the palm of your hand to flatten dough. Use a spatula to gently lift dough from cutting board and transfer to a dehydrator tray.

Dehydrator the cookies
Place the tray of cookies in the dehydrator. Turn cookies midway through dehydrating. Dehydrate 4-5 hours for softer cookies; 6-7 hours for crispier cookies.

Yield 16 cookies

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Comments

8 Comments so far

VeggieGirl on October 21, 2009 Wednesday, 4:12 am
Once upon a time, I didn’t care for chocolate either - until this occurrence:

http://veggiegirlvegan.blogspot.com/2009/07/vg-nyc-part-four-day-filled-with-major.html

:-D

Love those cookies!
Nicole (The Fitness Freak) on October 21, 2009 Wednesday, 7:24 am
These are just what the doctor ordered! I have to go to the co-op to get the ingredients. I ran out of cacao powder and cacao nibs, so sad : (
Eco Mama on October 21, 2009 Wednesday, 8:10 am
These look great! Can’t wait to try them, thank you!
xo
Eco Mama
Steve on October 21, 2009 Wednesday, 8:30 am
I could take a bite out of that cookie.
OrganiKooK on October 21, 2009 Wednesday, 8:52 am
Oh I have go to try these-my son is on a newly restricted diet with no additives, preservatives, or sugar. But he LOVES chocolate, especially the dark cacao nibs. Thanks!
TwinkieR on October 21, 2009 Wednesday, 9:00 am
I will be making these beauties tonight! Thank you for sharing! You RAWK!
Mindy on November 1, 2009 Sunday, 7:30 pm
Thanks Ingrid! These look really good, and for once I actually have all the ingredients at hand. By the by, I’ve never cared for traditional chocolate chip cookies myself. I’ve always liked chocolate, but the chocolate chip cookies just didn’t do it for me. They would be the last I would choose, only if there weren’t any other types available.
Thanks again,
Mindy
jellysoda on February 2, 2010 Tuesday, 5:58 am
woah! if your son is on a sugar-free diet, you probably shouldnt be feeding him agave. just a thought!

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