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Paleo Christmas Cookies?

justmeJB
justmeJB Posts: 11
edited October 5 in Social Groups
Does anyone have recipes for paleo friendly Christmas cookies??? Thanks :heart:

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  • soccerella
    soccerella Posts: 619 Member
    don't but i'd be interested!
  • soccerella
    soccerella Posts: 619 Member
    quick google saw these:

    http://www.primal-palate.com/2010/12/grain-free-gingerbread-men.html

    http://www.primal-palate.com/2010/12/thumbprint-cookies.html

    http://www.primal-palate.com/2010/10/spooky-sugar-cookies.html
  • amycal
    amycal Posts: 646 Member
    Thanks for sharing. I am going to have to try some of these!
  • justmeJB
    justmeJB Posts: 11
    thanks! these look great :happy:
  • alisonrose01
    alisonrose01 Posts: 34
    I just found another great site to browse for dessert/cookie recipes!
    http://fastpaleo.com/
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    There is also dessertstalker.com

    And I found this:

    http://mango-sal.blogspot.com/2011/11/chocolate-chip-cookies.html

    Not real holiday like but chocolate chip cookies are always a winner in my book!!
  • missyyclaire
    missyyclaire Posts: 572 Member
    There is also dessertstalker.com

    And I found this:

    http://mango-sal.blogspot.com/2011/11/chocolate-chip-cookies.html

    Not real holiday like but chocolate chip cookies are always a winner in my book!!

    I entered this recipe into MFP and came up with some stats...
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/edit/4304076
  • momof8munchkins
    momof8munchkins Posts: 1,167 Member
    This is not really a Christmas cookie but very very good and super easy
    almond butter cookies or any nut butter that you prefer
    1 cup nut butter
    1/2 cup raw sugar
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    2 tsp vanilla
    mix, roll dough into 1 inch balls, flatten with a fork. bake on 350 for 10-12 minutes.. you can also add chocolate, white chocolate or butterscotch chips..
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    There is also dessertstalker.com

    And I found this:

    http://mango-sal.blogspot.com/2011/11/chocolate-chip-cookies.html

    Not real holiday like but chocolate chip cookies are always a winner in my book!!

    I entered this recipe into MFP and came up with some stats...
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/edit/4304076


    I'm clicking on the link and it's just taking me to my recipe list. I can figure it out though. I'm sure they aren't all that healthy!
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Okay, I did a quick entry. This is the estimate I got:

    for 1 cookie and recipe says it will make 10 good sized cookies (I chose Hershey's Dark Chocolate Chips):

    Per Serving: calories - 240; carbs - 20g; protein - 4g; Fat - 18g; Sugar - 17g

    Could probably find better chocolate chips or use something else.

    You could work with the recipe and use stevia powder. For me, if I'm going to sit down and eat something dessert-like I usually want to experience the full sweetness of it. But my blood sugars are pretty healthy.
  • monkeydharma
    monkeydharma Posts: 599 Member
    This is pretty much why I have soured on the whole concept of making paleo/primal versions of desserts. The recipes usually are both more expensive and more caloric than the original.

    The reason why you don't have to watch your calories on a primal/paleo diet is that, if you're doing it right, the proportion of high-density calories (animals) to low-density (plants) is such that it is hard to eat enough calories to gain weight. Trying to imitate foods we should be avoiding in the first place winds up being counterproductive two ways: it keeps you lusting after items we should have given up, and it torpedoes your diet if you're not paying attention (if you're dieting).

    Miark Sisson recently blogged about this phenomenon of all these primal/paleo recipes and said "just because you use good ingredients does not mean that it's good for you". I concur.
  • missyyclaire
    missyyclaire Posts: 572 Member
    Because I really try to watch how much sugar I eat, I changed the cookie recipe from up above (chocolate chips) Instead, I came up with a Pecan Sandie that is absolutely wonderful. I really lowered the original amount of honey from 1/4 C down to 2 T, but I'll bet you could only use 1T and they'd still be great. I'm rather fond of not so sweet desserts. These only take about 5 minutes to throw together.

    Pecan Sandies 120 calories per cookie, 3g sugar per cookie, makes 16 cookies
    Combine 1 1/2 C Almond Flour, 1/4 t salt and baking soda, 1/4 C melted butter ( I love Kerrygold) 2 T honey, 1 t vanilla, 1/2 C chopped pecans, Drop by the tablespoonful onto a nonstick cookie sheet and bake at 325º for 12-14 minutes until browned nicely.
    Let them cool before moving them as they are very very crumbly when hot. They'll still be rather crumbly when cool, but it's really a very nice texture and wonderful taste.
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