Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Create your flax meal egg by mixing flax meal and water in a small bowl. Place in the refrigerator.2 tablespoon flax meal, 6 tablespoon water
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Add raw peanuts to baking sheet and roast on the center rack of the oven while preparing the remaining ingredients, no longer than 10 minutes. Give the baking sheet a shake after several minutes to prevent over-browning and allow to cool for a few minutes after removing from the oven.½ cup raw peanuts
- To the bowl of your food processor, add all ingredients except the roasted peanuts. Process until the mixture is relatively uniform, no longer than a minute. A dough ball may form, which is fine. Texture can have small crumbles, but sticky enough to be rolled into balls.1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup dates, ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- Add the peanuts to the dough in the food processor, pulsing until the nuts are broken into smaller pieces and evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Using your hands, scoop dough and roll between your palms until a ball forms. Repeat this 16 times and place on your parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Gently press on the tops of the balls to flatten them to a thickness of ¼ to ½ inch thick. I use the bottom of a small glass. If desired, use the tines of your fork to press into the tops of the cookies in a criss-cross shape to create a grid on top of the cookies.
- Bake for 14 minutes on the center rack of your 350-degree Fahrenheit oven, or until the cookies start to turn a golden brown color.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. When hot from the oven, the cookies will be fragile, so wait until you can handle them before transferring to the cooling rack. Enjoy warm or store in an airtight container for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to three months.
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Notes
Notes about sustainability:
- *Save date seeds to make date seed coffee, or add to your home compost.
- Source organic, fair trade ingredients when possible.
- I use compostable parchment paper.
- It's easy to make peanut butter at home, especially if you have a food processor or powerful blender. Try making your own to reduce packaging waste (though, not required).
- This recipe is low-waste as written.
- Over-baking, resulting in a dry cookie with dark button
- Over-mixing the dough in the food processor. It won't ruin the cookies, but the texture will be different.