Lately I’ve been inspired by wholesome, natural baked goods that I’ve decided to give it a try. So I went down to Woolies and Coles and bought buckwheat flour, almond meal, spelt flour, coconut sugar… and gosh! These stuff are expensive! I decided to combine all these natural goodness with my new found craze – Mayver’s all natural almond coconut & cacao spread. The cookies turned out delicious and I couldn’t stop popping them into my mouth. On a side note, unless you have a gluten or fructose intolerance, it might not be necessary to spend that amount of money on these natural products because the cookies tastes just as good with normal plain flour and brown sugar. Nutrition per cookie (10g) Ingredients: 80g spelt flour 40g buckwheat flour 30g almond meal 60g desiccated coconut 90g rolled oats 60g coconut sugar 100g mayvers almond spread 2 tbs maple syrup 4 tbs soy milk lite 0.5 tsp bicarbonate soda mixed with 1.5 tbs of boiling water Directions Preparation time: 10min Baking time: 10-12min or when the …

I first made these cookies over Easter and drizzled white chocolate over it to make it look like hot cross cookies. These are my favourite cookies to bake because it is easy and absolutely delicious. I love how cinnamon, white chocolate and cranberries taste together. It’s like the perfect marriage of ingredients. Plus these cookies are crunchy on the outside and soft in the inside. You can never stop at just one piece of cookie! Cinnamon cookies Preparation time: 10min Baking time: 15-20min or when the cookies turn brown Nutrition per cookie *One batch makes about 40 cookies Ingredients 120g butter (room temperature) 100g plain flour 100g wholemeal plain flour 80g brown sugar 80g white chocolate (cut into chips) 20g white chocolate (optional – for the drizzling) 40g dried cranberries (I used Ocean Spray reduced sugar cranberries) 1 egg 1 tsp cinnamon powder 0.5 tsp bi-carbonate soda 0.25 tsp salt Directions Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (convectional oven) Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy Add the egg in and continue to …

I saw this recipe on BBC good food and decided to make some healthy alterations to it. It is a classic recipe and a hit amongst friends. You can even use the same recipe and add coffee essence instead of vanilla to make coffee chocolate chip cookies. Ingredients 120g butter 40g brown sugar 40g caster sugar 2 tsp of vanilla essence or coffee essence 1 large egg 100g plain flour 100g whole meal flour ½ tsp bicarbonate soda ¼ teaspoon salt 100g dark chocolate chip (I usually use Cadbury 70% cacao) Preparation time: 30min Oven temperature: 190C Baking time: 10-15min (or once the cookies turn brown) Nutrition per cookie (12g) Click on the images for baking instructions