Healthified Chocolate Chip Cookies!

One reason I love Facebook, is finding old friends that you have lost contact with over the years. Well, a short time ago, I reconnected with a friend of mine who used to live down the street from me during middle and high school, Hawlie.

She has a wonderful blog and shares her passion for healthy eating, among other things, and one post recently made me very excited! She made a healthy, no refined sugar, version of a favorite- Chocolate Chip Cookies!

She made great substitutions like agave nectar for sugar (very low glycemic index, which makes it easier for your body to process. Even can be safe for diabetics). I love this- because I hate to give my son any refined sugars. I give him all natural, low glycemic, sweeteners.

Enjoy!
(Of course, you may need to substitute all whole wheat flour if you have not introduced nuts and put in dried fruit instead of chocolate chips if you have not introduced chocolate. Both are not recommended until 2 years of age.)

Ingredients

2 1/2 Cups Almond Flour
1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 Cup Grape Seed Oil
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 Cup Agave Nectar
!/2 Cup Dark Chocolate Pieces or Chips

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2) In a large bowl, combine almond flour, wheat flour, salt, and baking soda
3) In a medium bowl, stir together grape seed oil, vanilla extract, and agave nectar
4) Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients
5) Using a cookie scoop or spoon, form 1/2" balls. Press balls onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet
6) Bake at 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes

Click here to read her entire post! (and don't worry, the recipe is husband approved)