Cranberry Orange Cookies -- Paleo deliciousness!

Cranberry Orange Cookies

Cranberry Orange Cookies

This is a grain free, gluten free, non glycemic sweetener, Paleo style cookie.  It could be dairy free, too, if just coconut oil is used instead of part butter and part coconut oil.  That being said, they are a very yummy sweet treat!

Pre-heat the oven to 375F.  In a large bowl combine:

1 cup almond flour

¾ cup shredded coconut 

½ cup flaxseed meal (ground)

¼ cup potato flour
1 packet unflavored gelatin (Knox)
1/2 teaspoon salt

Set this aside.  In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat until light:

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup coconut oil

Carefully add while mixing:

1 cup coconut sugar

4 packets “Truvia” type sweetener 

Add and mix until combined:

2 eggs
1/2 tablespoon vanilla

1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate

Add the flour mixture little by little until it is mixed in.  Finally, add and mix till just combined:

1/2 cup dried unsweetened cranberries

½ cup walnut pieces (optional)

Scoop by 1/4 cupfuls or same-size ice cream scoop onto parchment lined cookie sheets.  Using fingers, flatten the tops of the cookies.

Bake at 375F for about 13 minutes. They should be just becoming firm around the edges and still very soft and puffy in the middle. Remove them from the oven and allow them to finish baking on the hot baking sheet. 

Allow them to cool completely on paper towels before storing them covered with paper towels between the layers of cookies.

Enjoy!