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Sugar Free Snickerdoodle Cookies

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Well, I’ve been a bit of a tease the past few day. Not on purpose, okay maybe a little. You see, this weekend I posted the two pictures below on my social media accounts. The first one is of the Gingerbread Healthy Bites (December Flavor) and the second picture is of my Grain Free Coconut Snickerdoodle cookies. But I think I confused everyone and now people are wanting Snickerdoodle Healthy Bites. Ha, I love it! And yes, you can order a custom flavor snickerdoodle if you’d like. Winking smile

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These cookies do look like Healthy Bites, but the texture chewiness are definitely COOKIE! I need to share this recipe in order to make up for my lack of DOUGH differentiation.

Well it just so happens that I was selected to participate in a FitFluential campaign this month and had the opportunity to try out my Healthy Holiday baking skills with  using Smart Balance products, including the peanut butter, which was hard to save. In fact, I only managed to save 2 tbsp for the cookie recipe. The rest was devoured!

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See, only a little left. Can you tell I am bit dramatic here? Winking smile

Okay, onto the recipe. I knew I wanted more bang for your buck so I used both the peanut butter and the blended butter. Both products contain real ingredients as well as blend of omegas to boost the nutrient intake.

The butter is made with a naturally sourced ingredient1 that helps block the cholesterol in the butter. It’s also an excellent source of Omega-3s EPA/DHA & ALA  (32mg EPA/DHA, 20% of 160mg daily value, 500mg ALA, 30% of 1600mg daily value).

The peanut butter contains the same omegas from a flaxseed oil blended in, naturally sweetened, and it’s has ZERO hydrogenated oils. Oh and they are all gluten free of course. YEA!

I found both products easy to mix and bake with. Very pleased with my out come of taste and nutrition stats as well. I think Santa might be able to loosen a belt buckle with these.

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Snickerdoodle cookies – sugar free

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  • Author: Lindsay Cotter
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 23 minutes
  • Yield: 10-12 1x
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Snickerdoodle cookies – sugar free

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Blanched Almond meal
  • 1/2 cup vanilla whey protein ( I used egg white protein)
  • 1/4 cup NuNaturals Baking Stevia (or other sugar of choice)
  • 3 TBS Smart butter Blend, softened
  • 1 tsp baking powder (gluten free)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp coconut extract
  • 4 tbsp coconut flour
  • 2 oz. almond milk or other milk of choice

PB Cinnamon FILLING:

  • 3 tbsp balance butter, softened
  • 3 tbsp cinnamon
  • 3 tbsp NuNaturals Baking Stevia
  • 2 tbsp Smart Balance Roasted Peanut Butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 °F. Mix your almond meal, coconut flour, whey, natural sweetener, and baking powder. Make sure they are sifted together well. Then add in your softened butter and egg.
  2. Mix well and add the extra almond milk if needed. Make sure you get smooth until dough. Roll the dough out onto some parchment paper.
  3. Now add your mixed filling on top. Spread evenly over the dough. Roll up dough using the parchment paper. Flattened the roll a little then cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Roll them again into balls and then place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes or until the bottom is golden brown.
  4. Serve with milk, coffee, or tea!
  • Category: cookie

115 calories per cookie, 2 grams saturated fat, 5 carbs, 1 gram of sugar, and 4.2 grams protein

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Do you tweak ingredients to get more bang for you buck?

Most of the time I do, but I think I do it more for the challenge. Ha!

Check out Smart Balance’s website for more fun recipes and health tips. I think I might make the peanut butter dip next.

Disclosure: FitFluential LLC compensated me for this campaign. All opinions are my own.

Cheers,

LC

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Photo of Lindsay Cotter of Cotter CrunchHi, I’m Lindsay!  Gluten Free Nutrition Specialist, food photographer and author of Nourishing Superfood Bowls, and meal plan guru! I’d love to know you more! Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and drop a comment below.

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      • Bre says

        December 10, 2012 at 9:41 PM

        Not been in the pool in almost two weeks…the last month has been a disaster for swimming. I guess that’s what happens when you go to bed shortly before morning practice starts…hoping to get it together this week. Maybe these will bribe me to go! 🙂

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  7. Jess says

    December 10, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    Ohh had no idea smart balance made peanut butter!! Your cookies look SO GOOD!! And I even think I could figure out how to make them without screwing them up hehe
    ps my healthy bites arrived today, yay!!!

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  15. Allie says

    December 10, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    Mmm, I love Smart Balance PB… it’s the bomb.. but so is any peanut butter, in my eyes ;). So I checked out Hard Yards… I want to know more about it! Are their going to be any camps coming up?!

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  16. jobo says

    December 10, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    I thought of you as the Healthy Bite I packed SAVED me from eating my arm during the tail end of my flight to LAX. It was apple cinnamon I do believe 🙂

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    • LCCotter says

      December 11, 2012 at 7:15 AM

      me too! how did they come up with that name? I would name my future child this if i could and call them doodle bug. okay a bit far. LOL! and no i’m not pregnant

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  18. GiGi Eats Celebrities says

    December 10, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    Lemme just give NuNaturals a shout out! LOVE THEM! OMG I have been using NuNaturals for ~ 10 years! Seriously don’t know what I would have done (what I would do) if I didn’t have their products in my life 🙂 Coffee would definitely NOT taste the same, lol!

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  22. Lisa says

    December 10, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    Picking up almond flour asap just to make these!! Holy yum. I’ve been loving balls as snacks (haha) so wrong sounding. I’ve never tried a snickerdoodle, I don’t know why! I was a weird picky child, but they always sound so good. I think I should change that this season, yes? Gingerbread is my lover, always. I also love peppermint too though!

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  23. Malita says

    December 11, 2012 at 1:10 AM

    My have to make these. Why do companies put sugar in nut butters, I just grind my own at the store and it’s delicious no extra sugar nreeded! And yes I tweak every recipe, usually because I don’t have half of what the original cook had in their pantry.

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  24. Sara @ Nourish and Flourish says

    December 11, 2012 at 2:14 AM

    Peanut butter coconut snickerdoodles sound like a DREAM cookie! But they’re not a dream; they’re real! Thank you so much for creating and sharing this recipe! These are definitely going to be added to the Christmas cookie lineup. 🙂

    I’ll occasionally tweak ingredients in baked goods to yield a “healthified” result, however, making swaps is a gamble every time! For the most part, I prefer to keep my desserts, well, desserts. Rich and indulgent. That said, I make plenty of dessert impersonators! The key is to not try to trick myself into thinking I’m eating dessert; instead I recognize the final product as a healthy snack that just happens to be sweet. 😉

    p.s. I’ll be emailing you soon about my next HB order! xoxo

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    • LCCotter says

      December 11, 2012 at 7:12 AM

      agreed. I just wish more cookies were chewy and gluten free. LOL! But we shouldn’t trick the mind into thinking food is good or bad. Just food and fuel. Amen?

      So wise as usual friend.

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  38. Lisa @ RunWiki says

    December 11, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    They look so good Linds! Thank you so much for the recipe. I can’t wait to make these with my kids as a Christmas gift for Daddy. A little piece of you will under our tree and in our belly’s!

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  40. She Rocks Fitness says

    December 11, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    I seriously cannot keep up with all of these new recipes of the month! Love how these are just all coming together. So freaking cool and so is that “beach hair”. I think we are both due for some “real” beach hair though. Where are we going?

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  43. Kanoelani says

    December 13, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    Hey I just bought Smart Balance butter… the Omega 3 one! I liked it alot & not so much calories in them either, which is great for me! Ooh all the Healthy Bites look so good. Need to order again, yes??!! 🙂

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  44. Chuck says

    December 14, 2012 at 12:28 AM

    Wow, these sound delicious! I’m struggling to remind myself that delicious can be healthy–I made great oatmeal, coconut oil, banana cookies but have to keep remind myself that they’re not “bad” just because they’re “cookies”

    Hope you’re doing well Lindsay!

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