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    Home » Recipes » Sugar Free Vanilla Cookies

    Sugar Free Vanilla Cookies

    LAST UPDATED: May 17, 2020 | PUBLISHED: April 5, 2017 | BY: Kim

    Healthy vanilla, almond and date cookies are refined sugar free and 153 calories per serve.

    These sugar free vanilla cookies are the easiest cookies I’ve ever made.  Not only that, they are dairy free, refined sugar free, each cookie is only 154 calories.  Enjoy them soft and chewy or a little firmer.

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    They are packed with the vanilla, dates and chia and are a good healthy option to store bought sugar laden cookies that make you feel like you want to eat the entire packet.

    Refined sugar free date, almond and vanilla protein cookies with 8 grams of protein they are also dairy free

    Chia Seeds in Cookies

    Chia seeds are perfect to add to cookie dough.  They add additional protein to the cookie which helps to keep you fuller for longer and are full of omega 3's, antioxidents and iron.

    Making Cookie Dough In A Food Processor

    Once the dates are chopped, you just throw all the ingredients into a food processor and blitz until the cookie dough is formed.

    Then its onto breaking up the cookie dough into 24 portions and rolling them into bite size yummy balls of goodness, arranging on a cookie sheet lined with baking paper and baking for 13 minutes.  Super simple.

    I find that I can fit both cookie trays in my oven at once, so in 13 minutes, I have 24 perfectly formed, healthy, high protein sugar free cookies that I can take to work for snacks, eat on the go after gym, or have as a snack with my cup of tea before bed.

    Super healthy protein cookie recipe with dates, almonds and vanilla and 8 grams of protein per serve

    Okay so, I don’t have a cup of tea and a cookie every night, especially in summer, but when winter hits, its on!  Cup of tea and cookie before bed e.v.e.r.y night – there is just something comforting about it that I find relaxing and calming.

    TIP:  When I make these, I also usually keep a little plastic container in my handbag with 2 cookies in so that if I get the munchies I have something healthy on hand and don’t have to resort to buying something bad, like from a vending machine, or a convenience store!

    Make this healthy high protein cookie recipe with dates and almonds for on the go snacks during the week

    When you bite into these  cookies you’ll get a real hit of vanilla which I love with the usual crunch and crumble of a bake your own, know what’s in it healthy cookie.

    TIP:  to make these cookies firm all the way through (rather than soft and chewy) you could leave them in the oven once they are finished cooking, but turn the oven off and just let the residual heat do its work – probably an additional 2 to 3 minutes would do it.

    Looking for some other healthy sweet treats to satisfy your sweet tooth and keep cravings under control?  How about these sugar free ginger biscuits, or  sugar free chocolate chip muffins with blueberries, sugar free bliss balls, or sugar free and wheat free banana bread.

    Sugar Free vanilla and almond protein cookies are easy to make and taste delicious

    This is one of my favourite cookie recipes because it is so quick and easy to make and the recipe works every time. And sometimes, I confess, I just get sick of cake and muffins and want something with a crunch and crumble and a different texture.  These fit the bill perfectly!

    Super healthy protein cookie recipe with dates, almonds and vanilla and 8 grams of protein per serve

    Sugar Free Date, Almond and Vanilla Protein Cookies

    Kim
    There is nothing better than home made cookies, especially ones that are healthy and have that irrisistable vanilla aroma, and then of course there is the chewy moreishness that makes it so difficult to have just one.  Well don't stop at one with these healthy little numbers - 154 calories and 8 grams of protein per serve
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 13 mins
    Total Time 18 mins
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 24 cookies
    Calories 154 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • ½ cup Dates
    • 2 cups Almond meal
    • 1½ cup Spelt flour (or Wholemeal Plain Flour)
    • ¼ cup Chia seeds
    • Pinch Salt
    • 1 medium Egg
    • 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
    • ¼ cup Coconut oil
    • ¼ cup Granulated Stevia that measures like sugar
    • 3 drops of Vanilla flavoured stevia drops - (Note 1)
    • 2 - 3 tablespoons Water - (Note 2)

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and line 2 large oven trays or cookie sheet trays with baking paper
    • Finely chop dates.
    • Place all ingredients into a high speed food processor – yes everything, including the chopped dates.
    • Blitz for a couple of minutes until cookie dough has formed.
    • Remove cookie dough and break out into 24 pieces. Roll each one into a ball and place 12 balls on each tray. Gently flatten with hand, or with fork, if you like that look.
    • Bake in oven at 180 degrees for 13 minutes
    • Once cooked, remove from oven and let them cool to room temperature before removing them from the cookie tray
    • Store cookies in an air tight container for upto 4 or 5 days .

    Notes

    1. Vanilla Stevia Drops are available from most Health Food Shops.  You could use 1 - 2 tablespoons of granulated stevia instead.  
    2. First add 2 tablespoons of water and test first.  If mix is still to dry or crumbly, add another tablespoon of water a little at a time until the consistency is right to roll the dough into balls.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 8gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gFiber: 3gSugar: 8g

    Note: Sugars contained in this recipe are from naturally occurring sugars in fruits, vegetables or other natural sweeteners.

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    1. Kathryn

      April 23, 2017 at 5:26 pm

      5 stars
      These look really good and love that you can just throw it all in the food processor without being too delicate!

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