Chewy Honey Nut Cookies (photo tutorial included!)

[jacksmixedtape]

Here are some simple, gluten-free and egg-free cookies that take minutes to whip up, with no fancy ingredients. They are naturally sweetened with stevia and a bit of real honey. The texture is very chewy and chock full of crunchy, toasted nuts.

Step-by-step photo tutorial here at my blog!

Preview:













Chewy Honey Nut Cookies

Makes eight to twelve cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup blanched almond flour
2 tablespoons organic unsalted butter
2 tablespoons raw honey (dark in color, for more flavor)
4 packets or 1/4 teaspoon pure stevia extract
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
1/16 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup chopped, toasted pecans

Preparation:
Melt butter. Stir together all ingredients except almond flour and pecans. Fold in almond flour until a smooth dough forms, then add nuts until dispersed throughout dough. Shape into flat cookie rounds on parchment paper. Bake for 12-18 minutes, or until slightly browned around the edges. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from parchment.

~5.4g net carbs per 1/8 of a recipe, 4.3g per 1/10th, and 3.5 per 1/12th

[kathy76]

Lauren- These look delicious I have everything but the honey or I'd be in the kitchen making a midnight snack

[Kevinpa]

Lauren, sorry if I missed it but I didn't see the baking temperture in your post or in your blog. I am thinking of trying these with yacon syrup for the honey and a different sweetener.

[skg]

They look really good I will have to try them

[jacksmixedtape]

Hi Kevin! Baking temperature is 275 degrees fahrenheit.

Kathy, give 'em a try!

[clyde]

Oh my goodness, those look yummy! I don't know if it's the camera....but it looks like cranberries are in those. I still have a ton of unsweetened dried cranberries that are just begging to be used.

Thanks so much for the recipe and great pics!

[bobo36us]

Great post

Love the extra pics, and as always, the all natural ingredients!

Looking forward to your next creation





clyde, I'll bet cranberries would be awesome in there!

[SnowWhite]

Thank You for this Christmas gift!

Merry Christmas Sweetie!

[mac24312]

Hi g/f!!

Thanks for the Christmas Gift also!!. Was wanting a different cookie to try for me for Christmas..These LOOK so good...

Hey..are you going to be able to test your cookie bars and give us the recipe for them..I am wanting like a 7 layer cookie bar..hint..hint..LOL

HUGS Luv ya!
Christina

[SnowWhite]

I'm getting ready to make these right now...printing the recipe. I have to sub SF honey though.

[SnowWhite]

-in the oven now ..FYI - even the dough is good :blush: I added 2 Tbsp. dried cranberries..I know...not LC but I've been craving a good cookie w/ cranberries and this is WAYYYYYY better option than the white chocolate/cranberry macadamia nut ones that I want!!!!

[SnowWhite]

Here's my report on the cookies...

[COLOR=red]WONDERFUL![/COLOR]

[COLOR=black]My kids couldn't wait for them to get done. We stole one off the baking sheet one minute early Mine were a bit crumbly while hot but I'm sure they'll harden as they cool. The ingredient amount was perfect![/COLOR]

Oh - my subs were splenda rather than stevia, SF honey rather then raw honey, but that's it. I know it goes against the concept of natural eating but I had to make do with what I had at the moment. Looking forward to a more natural new year!

[mac24312]

I bet these would be good with a little bit of LC Chocolate Chips instead of the Cranberries...

HUGS!

[SnowWhite]

Dh even liked these - and he's not a pecan fan. I took a nap this afternoon and I woke up eager to enjoy a cookie...well...they were gone! It's ok. I was able to eat 2 & 1/2. There are 5 of us so a dozen is just perfect! They were crispy & chewy (if that makes any sense ) and a wonderful sweet taste from the SF honey

[Pam]

Another GREAT recipe from Lauren! My DH would LOVE these! Do they taste similar to Keebler's Pecan Sandies?

[clyde]

Originally Posted by SnowWhite

Oh - my subs were splenda rather than stevia, SF honey rather then raw honey, but that's it. I

SnowWhite: I am so glad you posted this! I was scratching my head wondering if I could use my little bearjug of SF honey!

[jacksmixedtape]

Cylde, cranberries are a great idea for these cookies! Those are actually toasted pecans in there. The nuts turn a rich mahogany when roasted.

Bobo, thank you! I look forward to all of your recipe posts.

Christina, I'll be working on the cookie bars when I get my E tomorrow or the day after that! Thanks for the reminder. What cookies are you making for Christmas?

SnowWhite, I'm glad the sf honey worked in these! Have always wondered about that stuff. I'll admit to sneaking a square of Lindt white chocolate into one of these cookies. Shhh! Better hide some cookies from your kids next time.

Pam, these do not taste like pecan sandies. They taste sort of like candy with the way the honey sets up. Delicious but different!

[missymagoo12]

these cookies look awesome!!! i am thinking of making them for the gluten free kids over the holidays. i went to your blog. keep up the good work. sue

[SnowWhite]

I made another batch this evening. I was out of honey so I used only the splenda...and added sf chocolate chips & just a few cranberries too.

My 17 yr old son said they were soooooooo good. DH said they were the BEST LC cookies he's ever had

Congrats on a winner Lauren!

[Kevinpa]

Very nice chewy cookie Lauren. I made mine using yacon syrup and diabetisweet. They turned out very nice but with my oven @ 275 degrees and on parchment it took almost 26 mins.

Oh yea, I got 9 three inch cookies from the recipe.

[lcmiller461]

Marking my place so I'll remember when I get back to my home computer. These look awesome!

[jacksmixedtape]

SnowWhite, your additions sound so good! So glad your family like these LC treats.

Kevin, thanks for trying these with yacon and taking a photo. Good to know it works with that sweetener. It's funny with ovens. I made these cookies again and they were perfect after 20 minutes, but in my apartment oven they almost burn at 13! So strange. Maybe yacon is more watery than honey?

[mac24312]

Originally Posted by jacksmixedtape

Christina, I'll be working on the cookie bars when I get my E tomorrow or the day after that! Thanks for the reminder. What cookies are you making for Christmas?

Thanks Lauren...well...I want to make Magic Cookie Bars, Your Chocolate Chip Cookies but with the LC Peanut Butter Chips and LC Chocolate Chips in them, your LC Gooey Cake...I am not going to make that many sweets because I am the only one that eats them here...

I just appreciate what you, Kevin, Bobo and all do to help us fellow LCers to have the best LC treats we can!!

Luv ya!
HUGS!
Christina

[kathy76]

Kevin- how much Diabetisweet did you use? I just found this at Target and have never used it before. TIA

[Dreamchaser]

Those are pretty carby at 3.5 to 5.4 net carbs per cookie.

But my goodness they are beautiful and look soooooooo delicious. Possibly worth the splurge!

[Teresa123]

Originally Posted by mac24312

Thanks Lauren...well...I want to make Magic Cookie Bars, Your Chocolate Chip Cookies but with the LC Peanut Butter Chips and LC Chocolate Chips in them, your LC Gooey Cake...I am not going to make that many sweets because I am the only one that eats them here...

I just appreciate what you, Kevin, Bobo and all do to help us fellow LCers to have the best LC treats we can!!

Luv ya!
HUGS!
Christina

What are low carb peanut butter chips?! Is this something you make or buy? I love peanut butter chocolate chips!!

[H20Goddess]

Oh my...these look AWESOME! Pray tell, where might one find raw honey? I've never even heard of such a thing.

[Kevinpa]

Originally Posted by kathy76

Kevin- how much Diabetisweet did you use? I just found this at Target and have never used it before. TIA

Kathy, since I don't know the conversion for stivia I took a guess of 1/8 cup(2 tbl) and it worked great. I'm thinking mine were not as sweet as the honey version but I wasn't looking for super sweet.

[Dreamchaser]

Originally Posted by H20Goddess

Oh my...these look AWESOME! Pray tell, where might one find raw honey? I've never even heard of such a thing.

H20 - I haven't tried looking for this myself yet but I would say they probably have it at the health food store.

[Dreamchaser]

Hey Lauren - this might be a dumb question but do you think it would be possible to leave out the honey and add more stevia or maybe a combination of erythritol and stevia?