Tested Recipe: Apple Cinnamon Cookies
Apple Cinnamon Cookies
I made some pretty lofty goals for this month and while I’ll stick to some, I realized that some are unreasonable-losing 15lbs in the next 8 weeks could prove difficult. I’ll do what I can, but if I don’t make it, I won’t be too disappointed.
Eating primal treats once a week is another goal that I’m unsure about. When I described that goal, I really had ice cream in mind. I can make some pretty killer primal coconut ice cream and I have access to awesome frozen yogurt. I was getting out of control with those treats…
This week, I made some primal cookies and I haven’t eaten them wildly (yet). The ingredients started a thought process. The ingredients are all primal. The carb count is relatively low. I’m not having any overeating triggers from the cookies. Why am I limiting my consumption to one a week? I’m not saying I’m going to eat all 22 in one sitting, but why not one a day?
Again, I think my point in setting that goal was to decrease my frozen treat consumption. & I’m having success with that goal.
Civilized Caveman is a genius who loves his BBQ. I use at least one recipe of his each week. This week, one of the recipes was his Apple Cinnamon Cookies. They’re delicious, but not addictive-ly sweet.
Mmm
Apple Cinnamon Cookies
2c gala apples, chopped 2c raw almonds 1c unsweetened, shredded coconut 1 Tbsp cinnamon 2 tsp vanilla 2 tsp coconut oil melted 3 eggs- Preheat your oven to 350 Degrees
- Place all ingredients except your eggs in a food processor, pulse it until the pieces are small but still a little chunky.
- Combine that mixture with the eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix well
- Using your hands, form the mixture into “patties” and place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. I made smaller “patties” and ended up with 22 cookies.
- Bake until done, around 30 Minutes
This recipe looks awesome. Regarding your goals, have you had your body fat calculated? I’m thinking you are probably more muscular than you were when you graduated from high school, so dropping 15lbs may prove more difficult simply because you don’t have the same ratio of fat/lean mass as you used to.
I was thinking about this recently. I haven’t had my body fat % calculated since HS. I think the UO will do it for $10. Maybe I should look further into it. I bet you’re right, I probably have gained muscle. I was 19%, but I bet I would look different now at 19% than five years ago.