Ahh yes, it was bound to happen eventually. My first foray into gluten free and dairy free baking. It’s not something I jump into lightly. I don’t believe it to be particularly healthy, but in true millennial fashion my gut has imploded in my 30’s and I’ve been dealing with undiagnosed GI issues for around 2 years now.
They originally thought it was my gallbladder, but a low fat diet didn’t provide relief. Finally, in December, I eliminated some common offenders and started doing weight watchers (to help with GERD and to tackle the 30 lb I gained this past year). I was having less symptoms until a couple extremely minor indulgences at our engagement party. Then I came down with gastritis and it took me over a week to “recover”. I use that term loosely because, 2+ weeks later, I’m still eating an extremely mild, alcohol and caffeine free diet on top of gluten free and dairy free. I’m also much more stringent about keeping gluten and dairy free after that experience.
Fingers crossed that this week’s lab tests will provide some answers. It would be really nice to have a slice of cake on my wedding day. 🤷♀️
Ingredients
- 2 cups king Arthur’s gluten free flour measure for measure
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup Macadamia nuts, toasted
- 1/4 dried cranberries aka craisins
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp Mexican vanilla blend
- 1 egg
- 1/2 can light coconut milk
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- To toast the macadamia nuts I just threw them in the oven while it preheated. It’s probably the closest I’ve ever gotten them to perfect! Mine were stored in the freezer so if yours are room temp keep an eye on them.
- Mix dry ingredients then add and mix wet. Stir until combined.
- If your dough is looking dry (crumbly and not sticking to itself) add a bit more coconut oil.
- Spoon dough in ~1 inch balls onto greased pan. (This recipe should make around 24 cookies)
- Bake for 18 – 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- If feeling not too lazy, put them on a cooling rack asap to prevent over baking.
- Enjoy!
- P.S. These cookies are 5 WW points
