I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts...

I've been itching to get in the kitchen a create a recipe with the coconut flour I purchased recently. Trying to decide on measurements, ingredients, etc is always fun with a 1yr old and 3 yr old helping, right? Uh huh.

I'm totally loving all the different coconut products. We've been using Turtle Mountain Coconut products since Katie was a baby, I've had great success with coconut oil and now coconut flour. If someone in our family develops a coconut allergy, I will throw in the the towel. Seriously. Everyone has their breaking point. But, God willing, that will not happen! So for now, I made some coconutty cookies!

I actually started out trying to make muffins. Only I didn't read enough about cooking with coconut flour before I started and it didn't quite work out.

By the second batch of these, they were perfect. And really, healthy enough to eat for breakfast or mid morning snack. At least for me, I'm not so sure about the kids. If I decide to share them with the kids, that is. ;)

1 1/4 cup Namaste Perfect Flour Blend
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup sucanat
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/4 cup virgin coconut oil**, melted
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup dried fruit, nuts, or choc chips

Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Mix coconut oil and sucanat. Add eggs. Add coconut milk and dry ingredients alternately. Fold in shredded coconut and fruit/nut of choice.

Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet and smash down slightly with the back of the spoon as they don't really spread when baking. Bake at 375 for 12-15 min. Makes 18-24 cookies, depending on how big you make them. I like mine a little larger.

For this last batch I divided it in 1/2 after adding the coconut and made 1/2 with craisins and 1/2 with Enjoy Life semi-sweet chocolate chips. Both are really good and I can't wait to try with other fruit. Pineapple would be great...like a pina colada cookie!


**I used virgin coconut oil for these because I wanted the distinct coconut flavor that regular coconut oil doesn't give.